ABSTRACT Background and Aims As transmural healing (TH) could be the best therapeutic
target in Crohn's disease (CD), we aimed to build and validate a score to assess TH and …

Background Transmural healing (TH) is associated with better outcomes that endoscopic
remission in Crohn's disease (CD) but is not yet considered as therapeutic target owing to …

Background: While mucosal healing (MH) and transmural healing (TH) predict relevant
clinical outcomes in Crohn's disease (CD), little is known about the real significance and …

Transmural healing is associated with substantial improvements in disease-related
outcomes for patients with Crohn's disease, but there is no single validated definition of …

Background: Transmural healing (TH) is being increasingly recognized for reflecting deep
remission in Crohn's disease (CD). The long-term clinical significance of achieving TH is still …

Background Transmural healing (TH) of Crohn's disease (CD) is a still unexplored and
interesting outcome correlated to concept of deep remission. Aim To assess the rate of TH in …

Introduction Although the landmark of Crohn's Disease (CD) is the transmural inflammation,
mucosal healing (MH), which is assessed by colonoscopy, is currently the gold standard of …

Crohn's disease (CD) represents a chronic transmural inflammatory condition of the
gastrointestinal tract, which usually leads to structural damage and significant disability …

Background Mucosal healing (MH) is currently accepted as one of the best treatment targets
in Crohn's disease. However, even in patients with sustained MH, residual bowel wall …

We read with great interest the article by Fernandes et al published in a recent issue of
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a reliable tool …