Serologic antibodies in relation to outcome in postoperative Crohn's disease.
Amy L HamiltonMichael A KammPeter De CruzEmily K WrightFabiyola SelvarajFred PrincenAlexandra GorelikDanny LiewIan C LawranceJane M AndrewsPeter A BamptonMiles P SparrowTimothy H FlorinPeter R GibsonHenry DebinskiRichard B GearryFinlay A MacraeRupert W LeongIan KronborgGraham Radford-SmithWarwick SelbySally J BellSteven J BrownWilliam R ConnellPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2017)
Anti-Fla-X and presence of all anti-bacterial antibodies identifies patients at higher risk of early postoperative Crohn's disease recurrence. Serologic screening pre-operatively may help identify patients at increased risk of recurrence.