Items tagged “inflammatory bowel disease”

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Crohn disease

Crohn disease, also known as regional enteritis, is an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by widespread discontinuous gastrointestinal tract inflammation. The terminal ileum and proximal colon are most often affected. Extraintestinal disease is common. Epidemiology The diagnos...
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Backwash ileitis

Backwash ileitis is seen in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), where the entire colon is involved. In such cases the terminal ileum is edematous. Backwash ileitis extends contiguously backward from the cecum without skip regions. One source estimates it to occur in 6% of patients with UC, a...
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Perianal fistula

Perianal fistula (or fistula-in-ano) (plural: fistulae or fistulas) is the presence of a fistulous tract across/between/adjacent to the anal sphincters and is usually an inflammatory condition 1. Epidemiology Incidence is estimated at ~1:10,000 2, with a recognized male predilection of 2-4:1. ...
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Ulcerative colitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Henry Knipe
Published 19 Jan 2016
77% complete
CT
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Cavernous transformation of the portal vein

  Diagnosis almost certain
Mohammad Farghali Ali Tosson
Published 01 Jun 2017
77% complete
CT
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Crohn disease

  Diagnosis certain
Bassem Marghany
Published 20 May 2019
95% complete
MRI
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Elderly-onset ulcerative colitis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Shervin Sharifkashani
Published 26 Apr 2022
80% complete
CT
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Montreal classification of inflammatory bowel disease

The Montreal Classification of inflammatory bowel disease is used primarily to classify the severity of ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease based on specific categories. This can then be used to guide treatment, discern risk of complications as well as facilitate epidemiological studies 1. The...

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