Abstract
Evaluation of intestinal involvement in Crohn’s disease requires a deep knowledge of the anatomical, structural, and functional characteristics of the different parts composing the small and the large bowel.
Within the latter, particular care must be taken in the assessment of the anal canal, considering the high incidence of complications such as fistulas and abscesses.
When assessing magnetic resonance enterography images, the primary aim is detecting active inflammation, due to primary onset or recurrence, or remission as a consequence of a successful treatment.
Nevertheless, when medical therapy proves to be insufficient, surgery must be considered.
This topic is particularly meaningful in Crohn’s disease patients that are often young and may incur multiple interventions during lifetime.
Therefore, awareness of the different operating techniques is crucial not only for the assessment of surgical outcomes and possible complications, but especially for a proper detection of intestinal relapses.
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D’Angelo, T., Ascenti, G., Mazziotti, S., Cicero, G. (2022). MR Enterography: Anatomy. In: Mazziotti, S., Blandino, A., Cicero, G. (eds) MR Enterography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11930-9_4
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