PURPOSE: The aim of this work is to investigate the role of power Doppler sonography as an additional predictor of surgical recurrence in Crohn's disease. METHODS: A sample of 33 patients, with ileal or ileocolonic Crohn's disease, that had underwent intestinal resection, were retrospectively enrolled. All patients had bowel ultrasonography 7-16 months after resection. Power Doppler sonography of the preanastomotic ileum was evaluated as a possible prognostication tool to assess the risk of long-term need for reoperation. RESULTS: The absolute incidence of surgical recurrence in those who had a positive power Doppler was 42 %, while that of those who had a negative power Doppler was 28.6 %. Combining the power Doppler with bowel wall thickness, the surgical recurrence risk grew from 41.2 % of those with a positive power Doppler and thickness >3 mm to 55.6 % of those with a positive power Doppler and thickness >6 mm. CONCLUSIONS: Power Doppler look to be another useful prediction tool for the personalization of patient's care. It could be useful to perform power Doppler in all patients with a wall thickness >5 mm: for those who have a positive power Doppler it may be indicated as a more aggressive prophylactic therapy.
PURPOSE: The aim of this work is to investigate the role of power Doppler sonography as an additional predictor of surgical recurrence in Crohn's disease. METHODS: A sample of 33 patients, with ileal or ileocolonic Crohn's disease, that had underwent intestinal resection, were retrospectively enrolled. All patients had bowel ultrasonography 7-16 months after resection. Power Doppler sonography of the preanastomotic ileum was evaluated as a possible prognostication tool to assess the risk of long-term need for reoperation. RESULTS: The absolute incidence of surgical recurrence in those who had a positive power Doppler was 42 %, while that of those who had a negative power Doppler was 28.6 %. Combining the power Doppler with bowel wall thickness, the surgical recurrence risk grew from 41.2 % of those with a positive power Doppler and thickness >3 mm to 55.6 % of those with a positive power Doppler and thickness >6 mm. CONCLUSIONS: Power Doppler look to be another useful prediction tool for the personalization of patient's care. It could be useful to perform power Doppler in all patients with a wall thickness >5 mm: for those who have a positive power Doppler it may be indicated as a more aggressive prophylactic therapy.
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Color Doppler; Inflammation; Small bowel; Ultrasound
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