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JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 192-201Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.03.017
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Crohn's disease; Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; Postoperative recurrence
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Aim: The aim of this study was to assess whether the contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) can increase the value of the ultrasonography in the study of postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease (CD). Materials and methods: 60 patients with CD who had previously undergone ileocolic resection underwent prospectively both CEUS and colonoscopy within a 3-day period. The sonographic examination included evaluation of bowel wall thickness, transmural complications, colour Doppler grade and contrast-enhanced US. In addition a sonographic score was established. The capacity of CEUS to diagnose endoscopic recurrence, as well as its severity, was assessed by calculating the sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values, accuracy and odds ratio, with their respective 95% confidence intervals. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were also calculated. Results: 49 out of 60 patients showed endoscopic postoperative recurrence. Severe endoscopic recurrence was present in 34 patients (57%). Classic ultrasound parameters (wall thickness >3 mm and colour Doppler flow) revealed an accuracy of 88.3% for the diagnosis of recurrence. Sonographic score 2, including thickness >5 mm or contrast enhancement >46%, improved the results with a sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of 98%, 100% and 98.3%, respectively, in the diagnosis of endoscopic recurrence. The area under the ROC curve was 0.99, in remarkable agreement with endoscopy (k: 0.946). Sonographic score 3, including thickness >5 mm, contrast enhancement >70% or fistula identified 32 out of 34 (94.1%) severe endoscopic recurrences. The area under the ROC curve was 0.836, in good agreement with endoscopy (k: 0.688). Conclusion: CEUS shows excellent sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of postoperative recurrence in CD and can also detect severe recurrences. (C) 2012 European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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