Sensitivity and Specificity of Magnetic Resonance Enterography in the Clinical Management of Fistulizing Crohnʼs Disease

High diagnostic accuracy is reported for magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) in Crohn’s disease (CD), but few studies have evaluated its role in abdominal fistulae. The primary aim of this study was to assess the reliability of MRE in the identification of internal fistulae in CD. One hundred and eighty-six patients with moderate CD (CD Activity Index : 250–400) were prospectively selected from the inflammatory bowel disease clinic of Parma...