Crohn's Disease

Research

Mayo Clinic is involved in clinical trials of many new medications being tested for IBD. Mayo Clinic serves as the coordinating center for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) clinical alliance, a group of 70 medical centers testing new drug therapies for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease. Mayo doctors have published many articles on this disease.

The Division of Colorectal Surgery is well-known for pioneering new surgical techniques for inflammatory bowel disease. Members made substantial contributions to the use of the ileoanal pouch for ulcerative colitis and others in the department have developed laparoscopic surgical treatments for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Several radiologists are developing novel imaging techniques for inflammatory bowel diseases, including CT enterography and MRI enterography.

Mayo Publications

See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic doctors on Crohn's disease on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.