Perianal fistula, Crohn's disease, lymphocyte trafficking, vedolizumab, perianale fistels, ziekte van Crohn.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Group 1: CD patients with perianal fistula, referred for surgical treatment including seton placement and/or advancement flap plasty. * Diagnosis of CD, established by clinical and endoscopic evidence and corroborated by a histopathology report * Age ≥ 18 years, either male or female * Ability to give informed consent - Group 2: Patients with cryptoglanudular perianal fistula, without CD, referred for surgical treatment * Age ≥ 18 years, either male or female * Ability to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Inability to give informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To demonstrate key-players of lymphocyte trafficking in infiltrates and neoangiogenesis of fistula tracts in patients with Crohn’s disease and compare this with cryptoglandular fistula. | — |
Contacts
Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology Academic Medical Center P.O. Box 22700