Research Article

Intestinal Ultrasound Combined with Blood Inflammatory Markers Is a More Efficient Tool in Evaluating Severity of Crohn’s Disease: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of CD patients.

Characteristics (%)

Sex
 Men (, %)28 (70.0%)
 Women (, %)12 (30.0%)
Median age ()
Symptoms
 Abdominal pain (, %)34 (85.0%)
 Diarrhea (, %)28 (70.0%)
 Wasting (, %)17 (42.5%)
 Gastrointestinal bleeding (, %)10 (25.0%)
 Extraintestinal manifestations (, %)8 (20.0%)
Comorbidities and complications
 Fistula (, %)7 (17.5%)
 Stricture (, %)19 (47.5%)
 Anal fistula (, %)15 (37.5%)
 Abdominal abscess (, %)1 (2.5%)
Abdominal abscess
 L1, ileal (, %)4 (10.0%)
 L2, colonic (, %)5 (12.5%)
 L3, ileocolonic (, %)27 (67.5%)
 L3 + L4 ileocolonic + upper gastrointestinal (, %)4 (10.0%)
Treatment
 Mesalazine (, %)3 (7.5%)
 Adalimumab (, %)5 (12.5%)
 Ustekinumab (, %)4 (10.0%)
 Infliximab (, %)10 (25.0%)
 Vedolizumab (, %)4 (10.0%)
 Enteral nutrition (, %)11 (27.5%)
 Surgical (, %)1 (2.5%)