Research Article

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

Table 1

Etiological classification and ulcer distribution of the 201 patients.

Etiological classification (%)Location of ulcers ()
DuodenumJejunumIleum

ISBCD139 (69.2)536111
OSBUD62 (30.8)83429
 Lymphoma16 (8.0)0107
 Diverticulum5 (2.5)032
 Drug-related ulcer5 (2.5)132
 CMUSE5 (2.5)034
 Stromal tumor4 (2.0)130
 Tuberculosis3 (1.5)003
 Eosinophilic enteritis3 (1.5)132
 Adenocarcinoma3 (1.5)130
 Henoch-Schonlein purpura3 (1.5)220
 Behcet’s disease2 (1.0)002
 Ischemic bowel disease2 (1.0)002
 Neuroendocrine carcinoma2 (1.0)020
 Polyp2 (1.0)020
 Inflammatory granuloma2 (1.0)002
 Poorly differentiated carcinoma1 (0.5)100
 Multiple myeloma1 (0.5)001
 Parasite infection1 (0.5)100
 Lipoma1 (0.5)001
 Duplication of small intestine1 (0.5)001
Total201 (100.0)1370140

ISBCD: isolated small bowel Crohn’s disease; OSBUD: other small bowel ulcerative diseases; CMUSE: cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis.