Mucosal Healing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results From a Norwegian Population-Based Cohort

Mucosal healing (MH) in inflammatory bowel disease may be an important sign of efficacy of treatment and a prognostic marker of long-term disease. The aim of the study was to examine both the possible predictors of mucosal healing and the impact of healing on subsequent course of disease.In 740 incident patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) between 1990 and 1994 (before biologic therapy was available),...