BACKGROUND: Assessing perianal disease activity is important for the treatment and prognosis of Crohn's disease (CD) patients, but the diagnostic accuracy of the activity indices has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy and agreement of the Fistula Drainage Assessment (FDA), Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI), and computer-assisted anal ultrasound imaging (AUS). METHODS: Sixty-two consecutive patients with CD and perianal fistulae underwent clinical, FDA, PDAI, and AUS evaluation. Perianal disease was considered active in the presence of visible fistula drainage and/or signs of local inflammation (induration and pain at digital compression) upon clinical examination. The AUS images were analyzed by calculating the mean gray-scale tone of the lesion. The PDAI and gray-scale tone values discriminating active and inactive perianal disease were defined using receiver operating characteristics statistics. RESULTS: Perianal disease was active in 46 patients. The accuracy of the FDA was 87% (confidence interval [CI]: 76%-94%). A PDAI of >4 and a mean gray-scale tone value of 117 maximized sensitivity and specificity; their diagnostic accuracy was, respectively, 87% (CI: 76%-94%) and 81% (CI: 69%-90%). The agreement of the 3 evaluations was fair to moderate. The addition of AUS to the PDAI or FDA increased their diagnostic accuracy to respectively 95% and 98%. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnostic accuracy of the FDA, PDAI, and computer-assisted AUS imaging was good in assessing perianal disease activity in patients with CD. The agreement between the techniques was fair to moderate. Overall accuracy can be increased by combining the FDA or PDAI with AUS.
BACKGROUND: Assessing perianal disease activity is important for the treatment and prognosis of Crohn's disease (CD) patients, but the diagnostic accuracy of the activity indices has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy and agreement of the Fistula Drainage Assessment (FDA), Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI), and computer-assisted anal ultrasound imaging (AUS). METHODS: Sixty-two consecutive patients with CD and perianal fistulae underwent clinical, FDA, PDAI, and AUS evaluation. Perianal disease was considered active in the presence of visible fistula drainage and/or signs of local inflammation (induration and pain at digital compression) upon clinical examination. The AUS images were analyzed by calculating the mean gray-scale tone of the lesion. The PDAI and gray-scale tone values discriminating active and inactive perianal disease were defined using receiver operating characteristics statistics. RESULTS: Perianal disease was active in 46 patients. The accuracy of the FDA was 87% (confidence interval [CI]: 76%-94%). A PDAI of >4 and a mean gray-scale tone value of 117 maximized sensitivity and specificity; their diagnostic accuracy was, respectively, 87% (CI: 76%-94%) and 81% (CI: 69%-90%). The agreement of the 3 evaluations was fair to moderate. The addition of AUS to the PDAI or FDA increased their diagnostic accuracy to respectively 95% and 98%. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnostic accuracy of the FDA, PDAI, and computer-assisted AUS imaging was good in assessing perianal disease activity in patients with CD. The agreement between the techniques was fair to moderate. Overall accuracy can be increased by combining the FDA or PDAI with AUS.
Authors: Sara Gortázar de Las Casas; Mario Alvarez-Gallego; Jose Antonio Gazo Martínez; Natalia González Alcolea; Cristina Barragán Serrano; Aitor Urbieta Jiménez; María Dolores Martín Arranz; Jose Luis Marijuan Martín; Isabel Pascual Migueláñez Journal: Langenbecks Arch Surg Date: 2021-01-30 Impact factor: 3.445
Authors: Mohamed Attauabi; Gorm Roager Madsen; Flemming Bendtsen; Anne Vibeke Wewer; Rune Wilkens; Johan Ilvemark; Nora Vladimirova; Annette Bøjer Jensen; Frank Krieger Jensen; Sanja Bay Hansen; Hartwig Roman Siebner; Yousef Jesper Wirenfeldt Nielsen; Jakob M Møller; Henrik S Thomsen; Simon Francis Thomsen; Helene Andrea Sinclair Ingels; Klaus Theede; Trine Boysen; Jacob T Bjerrum; Christian Jakobsen; Maria Dorn-Rasmussen; Sabine Jansson; Yiqiu Yao; Ewa Anna Burian; Frederik Trier Møller; Viktoria Fana; Charlotte Wiell; Lene Terslev; Mikkel Østergaard; Kristina Bertl; Andreas Stavropoulos; Jakob B Seidelin; Johan Burisch Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2022-06-27 Impact factor: 3.006
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