Incidence of discriminating histological features in UC, CD, and IC*
| IC | CD | UC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent surgery | Elective surgery | Urgent surgery | Elective surgery | ||
| *Modified from Price.6 | |||||
| CD, Crohn’s disease; ID, indeterminate colitis; UC, ulcerative colitis. | |||||
| Granulomas | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Fissures | |||||
| Typical CD | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| V shaped clefts | 18 | Not given | Not given | Not given | Not given |
| Transmural inflammation | 28 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| Normal goblet cells, regular gland pattern, and focal mucosal inflammation | 20 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 2 |
| Goblet cell depletion, glandular irregularity, ± diffuse mucosal inflammation | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| Feature suggestive of acute disease ± dilatation | |||||
| Myocytolysis and capillary congestion | 21 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| V shaped clefts | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |