Feasibility of transperineal intestinal ultrasound in assessing ulcerative proctitis during pregnancy
This study explored the use of transperineal intestinal ultrasound (TPIUS) for assessment of ulcerative colitis (UC) in pregnancy. 8 pregnant women with UC underwent TP-US, clinical assessment and fecal calprotectin. TP-IUS was well tolerated and feasible with adequate rectal views obtained in all trimesters of pregnancy. No correlation between TP-IUS, clinical, or biochemical rectal disease activity assessment was found in this small cohort. Further studies are required to define the optimal technique and references ranges in the pregnant population.
Authors
- Edward Shelton
- Ralley Prentice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4331-9295)
- Ray Boyapati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9683-8411)
- Sally Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7002-453X)
- Tessa Greeve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3061-8798)
- Frauke Lever
- Megan Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2602-1638)
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JGH Open
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.70035
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.20
Funders
- Monash University
- University of Melbourne
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council