Table 2.

Histologic and endoscopic findings in Crohn’s disease versus ulcerative colitis

Key features	Crohn’s disease	Ulcerative colitis
Histologic findings	Transmural inflammation, presence of granulomas	Mucosal and submucosal inflammation, polymorphonuclear cells aggregate
Endoscopic findings	Discontinuous lesions, strictures, linear ulcerations	Continuous lesions, presence of crypts, formation of residual mucosal tissue