Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that usually progresses to
bowel damage, defined as strictures, fistulas and abscesses. These complications require …

BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder that
progresses to bowel damage (BD) over time. An image-based index, the Lémann index (LI) …

Background & Aims There is a need for a scoring system that provides a comprehensive
assessment of structural bowel damage, including stricturing lesions, penetrating lesions …

Background & Aims The Lémann Index is a tool measuring cumulative structural bowel
damage in Crohn's disease (CD). We reported on its validation and updating. Methods This …

Background Crohn's disease is associated with accumulation of progressive structural
bowel damage (SBD) leading to the development of stenotic and penetrating complications …

Crohn's disease [CD] is characterised by a chronic progressive course leading to
accumulation of structural intestinal damage. Up to 60% of CD patients eventually develop …

Abstract Background and Aims: Bowel damage in Crohn's disease [CD] is defined as the
presence of intestinal strictures, fistulas or abscesses. Early disease may represent a …

The targets of therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have changed in recent years. A
growing body of evidence has shown that biologics allow treating beyond the symptoms …

Aims The Lémann Index (LI) was developed to assess the cumulative structural damage of
the intestinal tract in patients with Crohn's Disease (CD) independently of clinical and …

Crohn's disease leads to complications in the majority of patients on the long term.
Strictures, fistulas and abscesses usually involve the bowel wall or extra-intestinal …