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The aim is to assess bowel damage and disability in newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease patients within the first year.

DOP135Bowel damage and disability in Crohn’s disease in the first year after diagnosis - results from the CROCO study.

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The aim is to assess bowel damage and disability in newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease patients within the first year.
Multicentre cohort study involving newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease patients
Bowel damage assessed using the Lémann Index at Year 1
Disability evaluated using the IBD-Disability Index every six months
Data collected from 539 patients across 19 centers
64% of patients showed some degree of bowel damage at Year 1, mostly minimal
17% developed significant bowel damage, with a median Lémann Index of 0.6
18% of patients experienced moderate-to-severe disability, but no association between bowel damage and disability was found

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Cohort study evaluates bowel damage progression in Crohn's disease, indicating early intervention is crucial.

Revés et al. (2026) studied this question.

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