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. 2022 Dec 1;42(6):397-407. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2022.397

Table 2.

Gastrointestinal complications and malignancies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Specific complication Overall Crohn's disease Ulcerative colitis P value Missing data
Gastrointestinal complications 248 (61.4) 199 (82.6) 49 (30.1) <0001 35
 Fistula 150 (37.5) 141 (59) 9 (5.6) <0001 35
 Strictures 103 (25.7) 97 (40.6) 6 (3.7) <0001 34
 Abscess 89 (22.3) 78 (32.6) 11 (6.8) <0001 35
 Intestinal obstruction 58 (14.5) 49 (20.5) 9 (5.6) <0001 34
 Perforation 20 (5) 17 (7.1) 3 (1.9) .0190 35
 Polyps 18 (4.5) 9 (3.8) 9 (5.6) .4008 35
 Adhesions 17 (4.2) 15 (6.3) 2 (1.2) .0202 34
 Anal fissure 16 (4) 13 (5.4) 3 (1.9) .1160 34
 Toxic megacolon 2 (0.5) 0 2 (1.2) .1626 34
 Cyst 1 (0.3) 0 1 (0.6) .4040 34
 Colon involvement in Crohn's disease 152 (34.9) 152 (64.4) NA NA 13
Gastrointestinal malignancy
 Gastric cancer 4 (1.0) 1 (0.4) 3 (1.9) .3076 34
 Colorectal cancer 14 (3.2) 9 (3.6) 5 (2.7) .5881 22

Data are n (%).