Original Articles
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2009; 15(27): 3367-3375
Published online Jul 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3367
Table 5 MRI category, response to medical therapy in relation to luminal narrowing with and without hold up
MRI groupNo narrowed lumenNarrowed lumen no hold upNarrowed lumen with hold up
1Response 0% (0/2)Response 25% (1/4)Response 0% (0/1)
n = 7No response 100% (2/2)No response 75% (3/4)No response 100% (1/1)
2Response 100% (5/5)Response 100% (4/4)Response N/A
n = 9No response 0% (0/5)No response 0% (0/4)No response N/A
3Response 66.7% (2/3)Response 66.7% (2/3)Response 40% (4/10)
n = 16No response 33.3% (1/3)No response 33.3% (1/3)No response 60% (6/10)
4Response 83.3% (5/6)Response 57.1% (4/7)Response 14.3% (1/7)
n = 20No response 16.7% (1/6)No response 42.9% (3/7)No response 85.7% (6/7)
TotalResponse 75.0% (12/16)Response 61.1% (11/18)Response 27.8% (5/18)
n = 52No response 25.0% (4/16)No response 38.9% (7/18)No response 72.2% (7/18)