Editorial: the importance of utilising gastrointestinal ultrasound via transperineal approach in ulcerative colitis—an accurate early predictor of response to treatment. Authors' reply

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Letter: Transperineal ultrasonography for ulcerative proctitis—Applicability in the pregnant population? Authors' reply

“…Moderate inter-observer consistency has been demonstrated. 6 Additionally, a post hoc analysis of our previous study 7,8 clearly indicates the capability of TPUS to accurately evaluate both the visual analogue scale (VAS) of endoscopic severity and the Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (Figure 1) 9 . Anatomically speaking, obtaining clear TPUS images demands a more straightforward training process than that required for TAUS.…”