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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2012; 18(40): 5771-5778
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5771
Published online Oct 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5771
Table 2 Baseline colonoscopic characteristics of patients with intestinal Behcet’s disease
| Characteristic | No. of patient (%) |
| Location of intestinal lesion | 4 (2.4) |
| Ileal area | 156 (93.4) |
| Ileocecal area | 25 (15.0) |
| Ascending colon | 18 (10.8) |
| Other colonic segment | |
| Distribution of intestinal lesion | |
| Localized involvement | 142 (85.0) |
| Diffuse involvement | 25 (15.0) |
| Number of intestinal ulcer | |
| Solitary | 86 (51.5) |
| 2-5 | 53 (31.7) |
| ≥ 5 | 28 (16.8) |
| Depth of intestinal ulcer | |
| Aphthous | 12 (7.2) |
| Shallow | 46 (27.5) |
| Deep | 109 (65.3) |
| Shape of intestinal ulcer | |
| Oval | 79 (47.3) |
| Geographic | 52 (31.1) |
| Volcano | 36 (21.6) |
| Size of intestinal ulcer (mm) | |
| < 5 | 11 (6.6) |
| 5-10 | 29 (17.4) |
| 10-20 | 45 (26.9) |
| ≥ 20 | 82 (49.1) |
| Margin of intestinal ulcer | |
| Discrete | 75 (44.9) |
| Elevation | 13 (7.8) |
| Nodular elevation | 32 (19.2) |
| Marginal erythema | 47 (28.1) |
| Type of intestinal ulcer | |
| Typical type | 94 (56.3) |
| Atypical type | 73 (43.7) |
| Diagnostic criteria of intestinal BD | |
| Definite | 69 (41.3) |
| Probable | 82 (49.1) |
| Suspected | 16 (9.6) |
- Citation: Lee HJ, Kim YN, Jang HW, Jeon HH, Jung ES, Park SJ, Hong SP, Kim TI, Kim WH, Nam CM, Cheon JH. Correlations between endoscopic and clinical disease activity indices in intestinal Behcet's disease. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(40): 5771-5778
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i40/5771.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i40.5771