Single measurement of bowel wall thickness using intestinal ultrasonography in children with ulcerative colitis.
Masano OtaniTakeru OkuhiraAtsushi YodenEmiri KajiKeisuke InoueTomoki AomatsuKimitaka TakitaniAkira AshidaPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2024)
BWT in each colonic segment, particularly saBWT, was more useful than FC for detecting moderate colonic inflammation (MES 2) in pediatric patients with UC. Therefore, intestinal ultrasonography may be helpful in the less invasive management of pediatric patients with UC.