Table 1.
Diagnostic criteria for Crohn’s disease recommended by the World Health Organization.
Items | Clinical manifestation | Radiological imaging | Endoscopy | Biopsy | Surgical specimen |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
① Discontinuous or segmental changes | ‐ | + | + | ‐ | + |
② Cobblestone-like appearance or longitudinal ulcers | ‐ | + | + | ‐ | + |
③ Whole-wall inflammatory response changes | + | + | ‐ | + | + |
④ Non-caseous granulomas | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | + | + |
⑤ Fissures, fistulas | + | + | ‐ | ‐ | + |
⑥ Perianal lesions | + | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ |
Patients with ①, ②, ③ are suspected; add ④, ⑤, ⑥ one of the 3 can be diagnosed; you can also be diagnosed with ④, as long as you add ①, ②, ③ 2 of the 3. “‐” means that there is no such manifestation, “+” means that there is such manifestation.