fistulas Perianal fistulas
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in the *Crohn-fistula group* of this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: - Patients with perianal fistulas who will have surgery for their perianal fistula including scraping of the fistula. - Patients with confirmed Crohn*s disease (clinical and endoscopic). In order to be eligible to participate in the *non-Crohn-fistula group* of this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: - Patients with perianal fistulas who will have surgery for their perianal fistula including scraping of the fistula. - Patients with no clinical suspicion for IBD (based on the fecal calprotectin (FCP)) or no signs of inflammation on endoscopy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: - In the *non-CD-fistula group* perianal fistulas cannot be the result of pelvic malignancy or radiation therapy or another known medical condition in the pelvic region.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences in immune cell populations analysis between fistula tracts from patients with and without Crohn*s disease. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences in immune cell population in rectum biopsies from patients with and without Crohn*s disease. Correlation of immune cell populations in the fistula tracts with immune cells in peripheral blood and rectum biopsies. Differences in microbiota between fistula tracts from patients with and without Crohn*s disease. Differences in the microbiota of the gut and the fistula tract. Differences in fibroblast expression patterns between fistula tracts from patients with and without Crohn's disease Differences in the fibroblast expression patterns of fistula tract and the rectum biopsies | — |
Countries
Netherlands