Indices de actividad en la enfermedad de Crohn. Revisión crítica y evaluación de su utilidad en el manejo clínico

Summary The gold standard to quantify Crohn’s disease activity is still not defined and a world consensus to unify criteria is necessary. Criticism has been directed towards every existing indexes. We summarize some of the currently used criteria for the assessment of disease activity, point out the controversies and issues that will need further investigations, and discuss their usefulness based on our experience.