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We investigated whether transmural healing (TH) in UC as assessed by intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is associated with improved outcomes compared to EH alone.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We performed a retrospective study in a tertiary center on patients with left-sided or extensive UC on stable maintenance treatment who had EH [Mayo Endoscopic Subscore (MES) \u22641) and an IUS performed within 6\u2009months of an endoscopy with no treatment alterations between IUS and endoscopy. TH was defined as bowel wall thickness (BWT) &amp;lt;3\u2009mm. The primary outcome was relapse-free survival in patients with and without TH.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 61 patients (MES 0: 44.3%; MES 1: 55.7%) with a median follow-up of 20\u2009months were included. On IUS, 72% of patients had TH. Twenty-three patients had a relapse (first-year relapse risk: TH: 7.5% vs no TH: 29.4%, P\u2009=\u2009.004; MES 0: 3.7% vs MES 1: 20.8%, P\u2009=\u2009.059). In multivariate Cox regression, female gender [hazard ratio (HR), 2.63; 95% CI 1.05\u20136.58; P\u2009=\u2009.039], two or more previous advance therapies (HR, 4.06; 95% CI 1.08\u201315.28; P\u2009=\u20090.038), and non-TH (HR, 3.99; 95% CI 1.31\u201312.20; P\u2009=\u2009.015) were associated with a relapse whereas EH level (MES 0 vs MES 1) was not an associated factor (HR, 1.06; 95% CI 0.32\u20133.55; P\u2009=\u2009.924)<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In UC patients TH is associated with lower relapse risk compared to EH alone. These findings imply that IUS is a non-invasive, low-cost alternative to endoscopy for stratifying UC patients for risk of relapse.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ecco-jcc\/jjaf149","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,22]],"date-time":"2025-08-22T11:42:20Z","timestamp":1755862940000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Transmural healing in ulcerative colitis patients improves long-term outcomes compared to endoscopic healing alone"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Chong-Teik","family":"Lim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers , Amsterdam 1081 HV,","place":["The Netherlands"]},{"name":"Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital , 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