Is opioid use associated with decreased quality of life in patients with Crohn 's disease?
Opioid use in Crohn's disease patients appears to be associated with disease activity and severity. HRQoL is markedly decreased in patients using opioids and this association is significant even when controlling for variables reflecting disease severity. Our findings suggest that Crohn's disease patients using opioids are likely to be significantly impacted by their disease.
Sonographic measurements of renal length made with the patient lying supine or in contralateral decubitus yield slightly higher values than those made with the patient prone.