Table 1. Number of colonic segments with inflammatory lesions detected during pCLE evaluation.
Cases (n = 37) | Control (n = 37) | Total (n = 74) | P value | |
Cecum, n (%) | 25 (67.6) | 12 (32.4) | 37 (50.0) | 0.003 |
Ascending colon, n (%) | 28 (75.7) | 7 (18.9) | 35 (47.3) | < 0.001 |
Transverse colon, n (%) | 23 (62.2) | 10 (27.0) | 33 (44.6) | 0.002 |
Descending colon, n (%) | 18 (48.6) | 6 (16.2) | 24 (32.4) | 0.003 |
Sigmoid colon, n (%) | 26 (70.3) | 8 (21.6) | 34 (45.9) | < 0.001 |
Rectum, n (%) | 26 (70.3) | 9 (24.3) | 35 (47.3) | < 0.001 |
Total | 146/222 (65.8) | 52/222 (23.4) | 198/444 (44.6) | < 0.001 |
pCLE, probe-confocal laser endomicroscopy.