Application of endoscopic healing index in monitoring the activity of Crohn′s disease
10.3760/cma.j.cn101070-20240306-00135
- VernacularTitle:内镜愈合指数在监测克罗恩病活动度中的应用
- Author:
Yuan FENG
1
;
Zhuo ZHANG
1
;
Zhifeng LIU
1
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学附属儿童医院消化科，南京 210008
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Crohn′s disease;
Endoscopic healing index;
Disease activity;
Endoscopic remission
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2025;40(2):142-145
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Crohn′s disease (CD) is a chronic, nonspecific inflammatory bowel disease involving the whole digestive tract with unknown etiology.The international inflammatory bowel disease organization recently proposed that the long-term goals of CD treatment are endoscopic remission, mucosal healing, and return to normal quality of life.Therefore, how to monitor disease activity to achieve long-term treatment goals faces severe challenges.As a new method, endoscopic healing index is of great significance for monitoring the activity of CD.In this paper, the concept of endoscopic healing index, the efficacy of monitoring endoscopic motion, the application in disease diagnosis and treatment, the challenges and opportunities are reviewed.
