March 22, 2013Open Access
View Full PaperCorrelation Between the Endoscopic and Histologic Score in Assessing the Activity of Ulcerative Colitis
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Abstract
Both extremes of the histologic and endoscopic activity scores neatly correlate, but important misclassifications exist for mild disease. Microscopy may detect more severe disease than endoscopically suspected, possibly altering the clinical follow-up scheme. We also infer from our results that histologic scoring should be used in addition to endoscopy when scoring disease activity for clinical trials.