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Maurizio Vecchi

Researcher at Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Publications -  347
Citations -  10157

Maurizio Vecchi is an academic researcher from Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Inflammatory bowel disease. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 285 publications receiving 8628 citations. Previous affiliations of Maurizio Vecchi include University of Milan & University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

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Development of the Crohn's disease digestive damage score, the Lémann score†‡§

TL;DR: The methods to develop an instrument that can measure cumulative bowel damage, called the Crohn's Disease Digestive Damage Score (the Lémann score), should take into account damage location, severity, extent, progression, and reversibility, as measured by diagnostic imaging modalities and the history of surgical resection are outlined.
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Central role of the gut epithelial barrier in the pathogenesis of chronic intestinal inflammation: lessons learned from animal models and human genetics.

TL;DR: Several recently proposed therapeutic approaches to treat human IBD are targeted at enhancing different elements of gut barrier function, further supporting a primary role of the epithelium in the pathogenesis of chronic intestinal inflammation and emphasizing the importance of maintaining a healthy and effective intestinal barrier.
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Inflammation and coagulation in inflammatory bowel disease: The clot thickens.

TL;DR: Overall, an overview is provided that the coagulation system represents an important, though previously underestimated, component of IBD pathogenesis, and may be a possible target for therapeutic intervention.