Table 1.

Gross Findings of Crohn’s Disease Versus Ulcerative Colitis.

Finding	Crohn’s disease	Ulcerative colitis
Location	Ileum and colon	Colon and rectum
Continuity of disease	Skip lesions	Continuous
Fistula formation	Common	Rare
Formation of strictures	Yes	No (rare)
Bowel wall	Thickened	Thin
Creeping fat	Present	Absent