Recent Trends in Non-Invasive Methods of Diagnosis and Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Short Review

Vălean, Dan; Zaharie, Roxana; Țaulean, Roman; Usatiuc, Lia; Zaharie, Florin

doi:10.3390/ijms25042077

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Recent Trends in Non-Invasive Methods of Diagnosis and Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Short Review

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Dan Vălean

^1,2,

Roxana Zaharie

^1,3,*,

Roman Țaulean

^1,2,

Lia Usatiuc

⁴ and

Florin Zaharie

^1,2

¹

Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Octavian Fodor”, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

²

Department of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

³

Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

⁴

Department of Patophysiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(4), 2077; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25042077

Submission received: 16 January 2024 / Revised: 4 February 2024 / Accepted: 6 February 2024 / Published: 8 February 2024

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2.0)

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Abstract

Inflammatory bowel diseases are a conglomerate of disorders causing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which have gained a significant increase in prevalence in the 21st century. As they present a challenge in the terms of diagnosis as well as treatment, IBDs can present an overwhelming impact on the individual and can take a toll on healthcare costs. Thus, a quick and precise diagnosis is required in order to prevent the high number of complications that can arise from a late diagnosis as well as a misdiagnosis. Although endoscopy remains the primary method of evaluation for IBD, recent trends have highlighted various non-invasive methods of diagnosis as well as reevaluating previous ones. This review focused on the current non-invasive methods in the diagnosis of IBD, exploring their possible implementation in the near future, with the goal of achieving earlier, feasible, and cheap methods of diagnosis as well as prognosis in IBD.

Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease; diagnosis; prognosis; non-invasive

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Vălean, D.; Zaharie, R.; Țaulean, R.; Usatiuc, L.; Zaharie, F. Recent Trends in Non-Invasive Methods of Diagnosis and Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Short Review. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 2077. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25042077

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Vălean D, Zaharie R, Țaulean R, Usatiuc L, Zaharie F. Recent Trends in Non-Invasive Methods of Diagnosis and Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Short Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(4):2077. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25042077

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Vălean, Dan, Roxana Zaharie, Roman Țaulean, Lia Usatiuc, and Florin Zaharie. 2024. "Recent Trends in Non-Invasive Methods of Diagnosis and Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Short Review" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 4: 2077. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25042077

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Vălean, D., Zaharie, R., Țaulean, R., Usatiuc, L., & Zaharie, F. (2024). Recent Trends in Non-Invasive Methods of Diagnosis and Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Short Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(4), 2077. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25042077

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