International consensus to standardise histopathological scoring for small bowel strictures in Crohn’s disease
Gordon I, Bettenworth D, Bokemeyer A, Srivastava A, Rosty C, de Hertogh G, Robert M, Valasek M, Mao R, Li J, Harpaz N, Borralho P, Pai R, Odze R, Feakins R, Parker C, Guizzetti L, Nguyen T, Shackelton L, Sandborn W, Jairath V, Baker M, Bruining D, Fletcher J, Feagan B, Pai R, Rieder F. International consensus to standardise histopathological scoring for small bowel strictures in Crohn’s disease. Gut 2021, 71: 479-486. PMID: 33952604, PMCID: PMC8903083, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-324374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall bowel stricturesMucosal inflammatory diseasesBowel stricturesCrohn's diseaseHistopathological scoring systemScoring systemInflammatory diseasesIncreased bowel wall thicknessCrypt architectural distortionIntact surface epitheliumSurgically resected specimensPyloric gland metaplasiaSmall bowel Crohn's diseaseEffective medical therapyLos Angeles methodologyPaneth cell hyperplasiaBowel wall thicknessBasal lymphoplasmacytosisAnastomotic strictureMedical therapyStricture diseaseCell hyperplasiaClinical trial efficiencyNeutrophilic inflammationLymphoid aggregates