Pub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-07-28DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.07.024
Carolina Palmela, Joana Torres, Catarina Frias-Gomes, Mariangela Allocca, Anthony Buisson, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Kerri Novak, Jordi Rimola, Ahmad Albshesh, Cristiana Bonifacio, Noa Krugliak Cleveland, Floris De Voogd, Michael Dolinger, Federica Furfaro, Aranzazu Jauregui-Amezaga, Tarkan Karakan, Amelia Kellar, Dominik Kralj, Cathy Lu, Maarten Pruijt, Florian Rieder, Gorm Roager Madsen, Kayal Vizhi Nagarajan, Shintaro Sagami, Martina Scharitzer, Jaap Stoker, Stuart A Taylor, Hauke Christian Tews, Ragna Vanslembrouck, Rose Vaughan, Rune Wilkens, Christian Maaser, Bram Verstockt
Background & aims: A primary aim in managing Crohn's disease (CD) is preventing bowel damage. The Lémann index (LI) quantifies structural bowel damage using magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) or computed tomography enterography (CTE) and, for colonic CD, colonoscopy. Intestinal ultrasonography (IUS) provides a noninvasive imaging alternative, although its role in LI assessment remains unexplored. This study aimed to establish a consensus on parameters and acquisition protocol for scoring small bowel and colonic damage using IUS in evaluating the LI.
Methods: Thirty international experts in IUS and/or MRE participated in a 3-round Delphi process. Participants provided feedback and rated statements on IUS parameters and acquisition protocol in 2 online rounds. During the final in-person round, unresolved items were discussed and voted upon. Statements with at least 80% agreement were accepted.
Results: Twenty-two statements reached a consensus: 10 defined IUS parameters for stricturing and penetrating lesions for scoring LI-IUS, and 12 addressed optimal IUS cineloop acquisition for centralized review. No consensus on IUS equivalents for grade 1 stricturing lesions in the small bowel and colon was reached.
Conclusions: Ultrasonographic equivalents for assessing small bowel and colonic damage in CD were derived to align with the validated LI criteria for MRE and colonoscopy. These statements mark the first phase of the EXTENT project, supporting the potential use of IUS in clinical practice and disease modification trials as an alternative tool for bowel damage assessment. The lack of consensus on grade 1 stricturing lesions suggests further exploration of IUS parameters is required.
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Pub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-08-13DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.08.003
Laura Napoleone, Mikel Azkargorta, Julia Sidorova, Adrià Juanola, Elisa Pose, Pere Ginès
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Pub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2025-05-06DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2025.01.027
Walker D Redd, Courtney M Richman, Trevor S Barlowe, Sabrina J Layne, Ángel A Miró-González, David A Leiman
{"title":"Marked Improvement in Food Impaction Biopsy Rate (FIBR) After Implementation of a Multicenter Behavioral Intervention.","authors":"Walker D Redd, Courtney M Richman, Trevor S Barlowe, Sabrina J Layne, Ángel A Miró-González, David A Leiman","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2025.01.027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cgh.2025.01.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":"1172-1174.e2"},"PeriodicalIF":12.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12353478/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143962260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-24DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.011
Anne-Sophie R. Stroes, Marc A. Benninga, Bart G.P. Koot
{"title":"Reply to Letter to the Editor: ‘Unaddressed Limitations of ALT as a Screening Tool for Paediatric Advanced MASLD’","authors":"Anne-Sophie R. Stroes, Marc A. Benninga, Bart G.P. Koot","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147502048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-24DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.005
Lawrence Jun Leung, Sophie A. Merchant, Prakash Thomas, Christopher D. Jensen, Pradeep Koripella, Amanat Bal, Aaron Oh, Marcia Leung, Jeffrey K. Lee
{"title":"Timing of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Resumption After Outpatient Colonoscopy and Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Thromboembolic Events","authors":"Lawrence Jun Leung, Sophie A. Merchant, Prakash Thomas, Christopher D. Jensen, Pradeep Koripella, Amanat Bal, Aaron Oh, Marcia Leung, Jeffrey K. Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"473 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147502046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-24DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.009
Wenjie Ma, Yilun Wu, Prasanna K. Challa, Daniel Sikavi, Jonathan M. Downie, Long H. Nguyen, Vineet K. Raghu, Tracey G. Simon, Hamed Khalili, Avinash R. Kambadakone, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Lisa L. Strate, Andrew T. Chan
{"title":"Natural language processing algorithm accurately classifies diverticulitis-related complications and predicts long-term outcomes","authors":"Wenjie Ma, Yilun Wu, Prasanna K. Challa, Daniel Sikavi, Jonathan M. Downie, Long H. Nguyen, Vineet K. Raghu, Tracey G. Simon, Hamed Khalili, Avinash R. Kambadakone, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Lisa L. Strate, Andrew T. Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147502047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-21DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.007
Aamir Ali, Aleeza Ali, Laura Vivian, Daisha J. Cipher, Rhonda F. Souza, Stuart J. Spechler
{"title":"The Frequency of Dysplasia in Ultra-Short versus Conventional Barrett’s Esophagus","authors":"Aamir Ali, Aleeza Ali, Laura Vivian, Daisha J. Cipher, Rhonda F. Souza, Stuart J. Spechler","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147495681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-21DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.02.028
Duo Li, Mingli Peng
{"title":"Letter to the Editor: Unaddressed Limitations of ALT as a Screening Tool for Paediatric Advanced MASLD","authors":"Duo Li, Mingli Peng","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2026.02.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2026.02.028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"401 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147495679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-21DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.010
Guru Trikudanathan
{"title":"Immediate or on demand necrosectomy for walled off necrosis: Two trials with different answers","authors":"Guru Trikudanathan","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2026.03.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"92 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147495680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-03-20DOI: 10.1016/s1542-3565(26)00111-4
{"title":"Elsewhere in the AGA Journals","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/s1542-3565(26)00111-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s1542-3565(26)00111-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147495683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}