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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2014; 20(5): 1180-1191
Published online Feb 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1180
Table 1 Inflammatory bowel disease in children
Crohn’s diseaseUlcerative colitis
EtiologyUnknown (hereditary, immune response to gut flora)
Incidence
SiteTerminal ileum/SB/entire GITColon/backwash ileitis
PatternSkip lesions, transmural, deep ulcerationsDiffuse mucosal
Acute complicationObstruction, toxicity, hemorrhage, perforation
Chronic complicationStenosis, fistula, fissures, abscess, GIT cancer, extraintestinal manifestationExtraintestinal manifestation, colorectal cancer