Differentiation of Isolated Small Bowel Crohn's Disease from Other Small Bowel Ulcerative Diseases: Clinical Features and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The diagnosis of isolated small bowel Crohn's disease (ISBCD) has always been challenging.

Aims

This study is aimed at comparing the clinical features and double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) characteristics of ISBCD with those of other small bowel ulcerative diseases (OSBUD).

Methods

Patients with coexisting colonic and/or ileal valve lesions (n = 45) or whose final diagnosis was not determined (n = 29) were excluded. One hundred thirty-nine patients with ISBCD and 62 patients with OSBUD found by DBE were retrospectively analyzed.

Results

The age of ISBCD onset was lower than that of OSBUD (OR 0.957, 95% CI 0.938-0.977, p < 0.001). Abdominal pain was more common in ISBCD (OR 4.986, 95% CI 2.539-9.792, p < 0.001). Elevated fib

SUBMITTER: Niu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9170512 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature