P058 ISOLATED TERMINAL ILEITIS AT COLONOSCOPY – WHAT FACTORS PREDICT A NEW DIAGNOSIS OF CROHN’S DISEASE?

Faecal calprotectin (FC) is a biomarker elevated in active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). FC is more sensitive in colonic than small bowel IBD. Ileo-colonoscopy is usually performed to confirm a diagnosis of IBD. Isolated non-specific terminal ileitis is often inconclusive despite biopsy. We aimed to assess the factors that predict terminal ileal Crohn’s disease after ileitis is seen at colonoscopy.

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