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Biopsies were taken of multiple segments of the colon, and histological activity was assessed using the Geboes (GB) score. Patients were monitored for disease relapse for 12 months. The primary objective was to determine the predictive value of histological activity of the individual segments of the colon on disease relapse. The secondary objective was to assess whether having multiple segments in histological remission is associated with disease relapse. Results: Of 253 patients, 19% had disease relapse. Histological activity (GB \u2265 3.1) was not predictive of disease relapse for the rectum (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.95, confidence interval [CI] 0.46\u20131.98, p = 0.894), sigmoid (aOR 0.67, CI 0.24\u20131.90, p = 0.451), descending colon (aOR 1.52, CI 0.43\u20135.39, p = 0.519), transverse colon (aOR 0.47, CI 0.10\u20132.18, p = 0.332), and right colon (aOR 1.75 CI 0.73\u20134.18, p = 0.209). Histological remission (GB \u2264 2.0) was also not predictive of remaining in remission for any individual colonic segment nor was there any benefit of having multiple segments with histological remission compared to having \u22641 segment in histological remission (aOR 0.56, CI 0.28\u20131.10, p = 0.093). 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