Of the 105 patients in the study, 48.6 percent of patients had incomplete mucosal healing. Of those, 63 percent experienced partial mucosal healing of the colon and endoscopic disease in a proximal-to-distal direction. Researchers concluded that a complete colonoscopic examination is the best way to monitor mucosal healing.
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