To characterize radiological and clinical factors associated with subsequent surgical intervention in Crohn's disease (CD) patients with intra-abdominal fistulae.From a cohort of 1244 CD patients seen over an eight year period (2006 to 2014), 126 patients were identified as having intra-abdominal fistulae, and included in the study. Baseline patient information was collected from the medical records. Imaging studies were assessed for: anatomic type and number of fistulae; diameter of the inflammatory conglomerate; length of diseased bowel; presence of a stricture with pre-stenotic dilatation; presence of an abscess; lymphadenopathy; and the degree of bowel enhancement. Multivariate analysis for the prediction of abdominal surgery was calculated via Generalized Linear Models.In total, there were 193 fistulae in 132 patients, the majority (52

作者：Shaul, Yaari；Ariel, Benson；Eyal, Aviran；Naama, Lev Cohain；Ran, Oren；Jacob, Sosna；Eran, Israeli

来源：World journal of gastroenterology 2016 年 22卷 47期