Usefulness of ultrasonography for small intestinal evaluations in pediatric Crohn's disease.
Takeru OkuhiraAtsushi YodenEmiri KajiMasano Otani-AkamatsuKeisuke InoueTomoki AomatsuKimitaka TakitaniAkira AshidaPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2022)
Intestinal ultrasonography findings, including SBWT and MLNS, are useful for monitoring small bowel lesions in pediatric patients with established Crohn's disease. We suggest first evaluating small bowel inflammation by IUS in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease before SBCE because IUS is less invasive than SBCE.