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

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LINKED CONTENT This article is linked to Sagami et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16817 and https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16895

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

“…We appreciate Dr Ardalan's and Dr Freidman's insightful editorial 1 on our publication, which showed that improvement in rectal bowel wall thickness (ΔrBWT) assessed by transperineal ultrasonography (TPUS) at 1 week post-induction therapy predicts subsequent clinical remission of ulcerative colitis (UC). 2 We agree that the clinical application of our findings may depend on the accuracy of the measurement of rBWT.…”

“…To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.16817 and https://doi. org/10.1111/apt.16868 Shintaro Sagami 1,2 Taku Kobayashi 1 1…”