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Indications of ileocolonoscopy for IBD Correct diagnosis of IBD Differential diagnosis of IBD Assessment of disease extent and severity Assessment of disease activity Assessment of response to treatments (therapeutic monitoring)…

Short segments: <10 cm Heineke-Mikulicz (HM) strictureplasty Judd strictureplasty Moskel-Walske-Neumayer strictureplasty Intermediate segments: 10–25 cm Finney strictureplasty Jaboulay strictureplasty Long segments: >25 cm (side-to-side isoperistaltic strictureplasty) Michelassi’s strictureplasty Poggioli strictureplasty…

Fig. 8.1 Barium study for Crohn’s disease. Multisegmental longitudinal ulcers (arrows) are seen in the mesenteric side throughout ileal loops with discontinuous and asymmetric pattern Fig. 8.2 Barium study for…

Distribution  Discontinuous pattern of inflammation  Skip lesions Ulcerous lesion  Longitudinal ulcer (mesenteric side)  Fissuring ulcer  Round ulcer (longitudinal arrangement)  Aphthous ulcer (longitudinal arrangement) Elevated lesion  Cobblestone appearance  Inflammatory polyp Deformity…

Fig. 11.1 A minor aphthous ulcer on the tongue (a) and a major aphthous ulcer on the lip (b) Fig. 11.2 Common mimicker of aphthous ulcer, (a) oral lichen planus…

(1) Department of Gastroenterology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan   KeywordsIBDUlcerative colitisCrohn’s diseaseIntestinal cancerRisk 13.1 Ulcerative Colitis 13.1.1 Epidemiology Colorectal cancer (CRC) has long been a major clinical…

General clinical features Symptoms Chronic or nocturnal diarrhea Abdominal pain Weight loss Fever Rectal bleeding Signs Pallor Cachexia Abdominal mass or tenderness Perianal fissure Fistulae Abscess Specific clinical features according…

Fig. 4.1 Circumferential-shaped ulcers in ITB. (a) Deep transverse ulcer travels colonic lumen about half. (b) Wide transverse ulcer encircling colonic lumen. (c) Shallow circumferential ulcer encircling colonic lumen is…

Fig. 12.1 Enterocolic fistula (arrows) in Crohn’s disease Fig. 12.2 Enterocutaneous fistula in Crohn’s disease. (a) CT findings, (b) a skin photo Fig. 12.3 Enterovesical fistula in Crohn’s disease (arrow)…

Fig. 3.1 Algorithm for the diagnosis of intestinal Behçet’s disease (BD) based on the type of ileocolonic ulcerations and clinical manifestations (Adapted from Cheon et al. [4]). §Complete, incomplete, and…