Is lymphatic status related to regression of inflammation in Crohn's disease?

Figure 5 Intestinal tract previously treated by Heineke-Mikulicz strictureplasty, that appears macroscopically affected by recurrence of stenosis in Crohn’s disease. A: the injection of Patent Blue quickly highlights a lymphatic vessel which rectilinearly goes towards the mesenterium; B: However, the vessel is cut off before entering into the mesenterium; in the meantime a lymphatic vessel that runs tangential to the wall of the ileum is drawn (arrow).