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| | Transient type | Stenosis type | value |
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| N | 9 | 15 |
| Age, years old, median (range) | 64 (36–83) | 68 (45–86) | 0.339 |
| Sex, male/female | 2/7 | 12/3 | <0.001 |
| Body mass index, mean±SDǂ | 22.5 ± 5.0 | 20.1 ± 3.2 | 0.143 |
| Surgical history, n | 2 | 5 | 0.668 |
|
| Underlying disease, n (duplicated) |
| Cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease | 4 | 8 | 0.999 |
| Hypertension | 3 | 8 | 0.422 |
| Diabetes | 3 | 3 | 0.634 |
| Dyslipidemia | 2 | 3 | 0.999 |
|
| Symptoms, n (duplicated) |
| Abdominal pain | 6 | 13 | 0.325 |
| Nausea or vomiting | 2 | 5 | 0.668 |
| Melena | 3 | 2 | 0.325 |
| Stenotic symptoms at admission | 4 | 15 | 0.006 |
|
| Lesions |
| Single/multiple | 7/2 | 9/6 | 0.657 |
| Jejunum/ileum | 2/7 | 6/9 | 0.657 |
| Stenosis, n | 4 | 15 | 0.006 |
|
| Contrast medium enterography |
| Length of stenosis, cm, median (range) | 5 (2–10) | 6 (2–10) | 0.759 |
| Ratio of stenosis, %, median (range) | 63 (43–77) | 81 (46–96) | 0.033 |
|
| Laboratory data at admission |
| Total protein (g/dL), mean ± SD | 6.3 ± 1.4 | 6.0 ± 1.0 | 0.384 |
| Albumin (g/dL), mean ± SD | 3.4 ± 1.1 | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 0.315 |
| CRP (mg/dL), mean ± SD | 3.3 ± 6.6 | 4.0 ± 3.7 | 0.216 |
| White blood cells (×103/μL), mean ± SD | 8.6 ± 4.2 | 7.1 ± 2.8 | 0.547 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL), mean ± SD | 10.3 ± 2.7 | 11.2 ± 2.5 | 0.367 |
| Platelet (×104/μL), mean ± SD | 26.1 ± 15.3 | 30.1 ± 8.5 | 0.171 |
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| CT findings, n | 8 | 15 | — |
| Stenosis of superior mesenteric artery | 1 | 2 | 0.999 |
| Bowel wall thickening | 7 | 14 | 0.999 |
| Dilated lumen | 5 | 11 | 0.657 |
| Intestinal juice retention | 7 | 10 | 0.369 |
| Stenosis | 5 | 5 | 0.221 |
| Ascites | 5 | 6 | 0.400 |
|
| Endoscopic images from the stenosis site, n | 9 | 15 | — |
| Annular ulcer | 1 | 2 | 0.999 |
| Longitudinal ulcer | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
| Banding ulcer | 2 | 2 | 0.999 |
| Geographic ulcer | 1 | 6 | 0.190 |
| Annular scar | 1 | 2 | 0.999 |
| Longitudinal scar | 1 | 1 | 0.999 |
| Granular structure at the base of ulcer | 2 | 8 | 0.209 |
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| Endoscopic images from the nonstenosis site, n | 9 | 15 | — |
| Annular ulcer | 1 | 1 | 0.999 |
| Longitudinal ulcer | 1 | 2 | 0.999 |
| Annular scar | 2 | 2 | 0.999 |
| Longitudinal scar | 1 | 1 | 0.999 |
| Only edematous change | 1 | 0 | 0.375 |
|
| Small bowel enteroclysis, n | 4 | 11 | — |
| Leadpipe appearance | 2 | 9 | 0.516 |
| Thumbprinting sign | 1 | 2 | 0.999 |
| Serrated appearance | 1 | 0 | 0.266 |
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| Taking biopsy, n | 5 | 13 | — |
| Ischemic change | 3 | 5 | 0.607 |
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| Treatment |
| — | — | — | — |
| — | Hemostasis: 1 | Surgical resection: 11 | — |
| — | Observation: 8 | EBD: 3 | — |
| — | — | Observation: 1 | — |
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| Observation period, days, median (range) | 459 (174–1616) | 878 (24–2332) | 0.114 |
| Recurrence, n | 0 | 1 | — |
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