Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2012; 18(42): 6088-6095
Published online Nov 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i42.6088
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 16 patients considered in the analysis
DiseaseSexAge(yr)Surgical indicationLesions extent (cm)CD pattern
CDM39Sub-obstructions30Fibrostricturing
CDF19Abscess20Fistulizing
CDF49Sub-obstructions30Fibrostricturing
CDM38Abscess21Fibrostricturing
CDF73Sub-obstructions40Fibrostricturing
CDF33Sub-obstructions25Fibrostricturing
CDF57Sub-obstructions30Fibrostricturing
CDM31Abscess15Fistulizing
CDF49Sub-obstructions35Fibrostricturing
CDM41Sub-obstructions20Fibrostricturing
CDM45Sub-obstructions15Fibrostricturing
CDM30Sub-obstructions40Fibrostricturing
CDM30Sub-obstructions35Fibrostricturing
Small bowel duplicationM60Sub-obstructions20NA
Ischemic enteritisM69Abdominal pain10NA
Small bowel carcinoidF77Diarrhoea, weight loss35NA
Table 2 Characteristics of the lesions in the 13 Crohn’s disease patients, as assessed by surgical pathology (considered as a gold standard), small intestine contrast ultrasonography, computed tomography-enterography and histology
CharacteristicsSurgerySICUSCTEHistology
CD site
Ileum8/1310/13110/138/13
Ileum-colon5/133/133/135/13
CD extent (cm)
< 100/1312/1312/139/13
≥ 1013/131/131/134/13
Strictures
Yes13/1312/1313/1313/13
No0/131/130/130/13
Dilation
Yes10/1310/1311/135/13
No0/130/132/138/13
Fistulae
Yes5/136/134/136/13
No8/137/139/137/13
Abscesses
Yes3/135/133/134/13
No11/138/1310/139/13
Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of small intestine contrast ultrasonography and computed tomography-enterography for detecting the presence of small bowel abscesses, strictures, fistulae and bowel dilation in Crohn’s disease
ParameterSICUSCTE
Sens.Spec.AccuracySens.Spec.Accuracy
Strictures920921000100
(TN 0; TP 12; FN 1; FP 0)(TN 0; TP 13; FN 0; FP0)
Dilation100508578082
(TN2; TP 9; FN 0; FP2)(TN 0; TP 7; FN 2; FP 4)
Fistulae608877608877
(TN 7; TP 3; FN 2; FP 1)(TN 7; TP 3; FN 2; FP 1)
Abscesses10080856710085
(TN 8; TP 3; FN 0; FP 2)(TN 9; TP 2; FN 1; FP 1)