Table 2 Cell staining after human defensin (HD)‐5 immunostaining.

Cell type	Cell counts (mean (SD))		p Value for paired differences
	Perioperative	Postoperative
Paneth cells	4.16 (0.71)	4.24 (0.78)	0.66
Intermediate cells (crypt)	0.25 (0.41)	1.12 (0.66)	<0.01
Intermediate cells (villi)	0.38 (0.72)	0.25 (0.72)	0.60
HD‐5 staining enterocytes (crypt)	0.03 (0.09)	1.38 (1.10)	<0.01
HD‐5 staining enterocytes (villi)	0.01 (0.03)	0.03 (0.08)	0.38
HD‐5 coating microvilli	15% (31%)	67.5% (42%)	<0.01
HD‐5 staining crypt lumen	5% (10.9%)	68.1% (27.9%)	<0.01