Endoscopic Bamboo Joint-like Appearance of the Stomach in Crohn's Disease

Kwang Il Seo; Won Moon

doi:10.4166/kjg.2017.69.2.151

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Korean J Gastroenterol 2017;69(2):151-154.

Published online: 4 October 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2017.69.2.151

Endoscopic Bamboo Joint-like Appearance of the Stomach in Crohn's Disease

Kwang Il Seo, Won Moon

Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea

Correspondence to: Won Moon, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, 262 Gamcheon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49267, Korea. Tel: +82-51-990-5207, Fax: +82-51-990-5055, E-mail: moonone70@hanmail.net

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Fig. 1.

Colonoscopic finding. (A) In the terminal ileum, diffuse hyperemic mucosa with a few tiny erosions was noted. (B) In the whole colon, multiple longitudinal, deep active ulcers with normal looking intervening mucosa were scattered.

Fig. 2.

Perianal finding with a colonoscopy. A raised 4 mm-sized erosion― round in shape― was noted in the perianal skin.

Fig. 3.

Esophagogastroduodenoscopic finding. (A-D) Multiple bamboo joint-like gastric folds were noted from the cardia to the lesser curvature side of the mid body.

Fig. 4.

Pathologic finding of gastric folds. The gastric mucosa showing multifocal aggregates of mixed inflammatory cells in the lamina propria without granuloma (A: H&E, ×100, B: H&E, ×400).

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