Lemann Index for assessing bowel damage in Crohn's disease: a real world study.
Eric PradoCindy C Y LawCatherine R RowanAli OsmanEmily GoreDavid H BallardDaniel R LudwigRichard TsaiMaté GergelyAmine GeahchanBachir TaouliGhadi AbboudEmre AltinmakasPalak RajauriaJean-Frederic ColombelRyan C UngaroParakkal DeepakPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2024)
The updated LI quantified cross-sectional and longitudinal cumulative bowel damage in a real-world cohort of patients with CD with predictors identified for a longitudinal increase in LI. Further studies for prospective validation of LI and identification of multi-omic predictors of bowel damage are needed.