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. 2021 Oct 12;16(4):606–615. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab175

Table 5.

Treatment decisions after IUS.

CD examinations [n = 280] UC examinations [n = 65]
No change 106 [37.9%] 32 [49.2%]
Imaging n = 122 104 18
Endoscopy
 Total 73[26.1%] 16 [24.6%]
 Dilation stricture 13 [12.3%] -
MRI 23 [8.6%] 1 [3.1%]
CT scan 8 [3.5%] 1 [3.1%]
Medication change n = 99
Biologics
 Start 25 [8.9%] 3 [4.6%]
 Dose intensification 4 [1.4%] 3 [4.6%]
 Dose de-escalation 1 [0.4%] -
 Stop 1 [0.4%] -
Immunomodulators
 Start 23 [8.2%] 3 [4.6%]
 Stop 2 [0.7%] 1 [1.5%]
Tofacitinib - 1 [1.5%]
 Stop
Corticosteroids [oral/topical]
 Start 9 [3.2%] 4 [6.2%]
 Stop 1 [0.5%] -
Budesonide
 Start 8 [2.9%] 1 [1.5%]
 Stop - 1 [1.5%]
5-ASA 0 [0%] 6 [9.2%]
Inclusion in clinical trial 1 [0.5%] 1 [1.5%]
Surgical resection
Total 16 [5.7%] -

IUS, intestinal ultrasound; CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, ulcerative colitis; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; CT, computed tomography; 5-ASA, 5-aminosalicylate