Systematic review with meta‐analysis: mucosal healing is associated with improved long‐term outcomes in Crohn's disease
Systematic review with meta‐analysis: mucosal healing is associated with improved long‐term outcomes in Crohn's disease
Shailja C. Shah,J. Colombel,B. Sands,N. Narula
2016 · DOI: 10.1111/apt.13475
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 303 Citations
TLDR
Treating to achieve clinical remission has neither proven to improve CD outcomes nor alter the natural disease course, so it is unclear whether targeting objective measures like mucosal healing (MH) is associated with improved long‐term outcomes.