Table 4.
Pathologic features of CMUSE and SBCD patients
| Characteristics | CMUSE | SBCD | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n(%) | N | n(%) | ||
| Ulcer | 10 | 10 (100.0) | 25 | 18 (72.0) | 0.084 |
| Number of ulcers | |||||
| 1 | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 18 | 3 (11.1) | 1.000 |
| ≥ 2 | 10 | 8 (80.0) | 18 | 15 (72.2) | |
| Unknown | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 18 | 0 (0.0) | |
| Depth of ulcer | |||||
| Deep | 10 | 0 (0.0) | 18 | 8 (44.4) | 0.003 |
| Superficial | 10 | 10 (100.0) | 18 | 5 (27.8) | |
| Unknown | 10 | 0 (0.0) | 18 | 5 (27.8) | |
| Ulcer located at stricture site | 10 | 9 (90.0) | 18 | 1 (5.6) | 0.000 |
| Strictures | 10 | 10 (100.0) | 25 | 18 (72.0) | 0.084 |
| 1 | 10 | 2 (20.0) | 18 | 7 (38.9) | 0.417 |
| ≥ 2 | 10 | 8 (80.0) | 18 | 11 (61.1) | |
| Cobblestone appearance | 10 | 0 (0.0) | 25 | 2 (8.0) | 1.000 |
| Transmural inflammation | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 25 | 16 (64.0) | 0.007 |
| Non- caseous epithelioid granulomas | 10 | 0 (0.0) | 25 | 1 (4.0) | 1.000 |
CMUSE cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis; SBCD small bowel Crohn’s disease