Thoreson Rebecca, Cullen Joseph J
Department of Surgery, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 4605 JCP, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Surg Clin North Am. 2007 Jun;87(3):575-85. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2007.03.001.
Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis are considered idiopathic diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract. These two diseases are often considered together because of multiple similarities, including gastrointestinal inflammation, waxing and waning severity and symptoms, and unknown etiology. However, they have separate symptoms and microscopic characteristics as well as patterns within the gastrointestinal tract.
炎症性肠病、克罗恩病和溃疡性结肠炎被认为是影响胃肠道的特发性疾病。这两种疾病常被一起考虑,因为它们有诸多相似之处,包括胃肠道炎症、病情严重程度和症状的起伏变化,以及病因不明。然而,它们也有各自不同的症状、微观特征以及在胃肠道内的表现形式。