Examination Under Anesthesia May Not Be Universally Required Prior to Anti-TNF Therapy in Perianal Crohn's Disease: A Comparative Cohort Study.
Melissa ChanMoses FungKevin Chin Koon SiwReena KhannaAnthony de Buck van OverstraetenElham SabriJeffrey D McCurdyPublished in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2022)
EUA before anti-TNF therapy was not associated with improved clinical outcomes compared with anti-TNF therapy alone, suggesting that EUA may not be universally required. Future prospective studies controlling for fistula severity are warranted.