INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

The term ‘inflammatory bowel disease’ is reserved for conditions characterised by the presence of idiopathic intes tinal inflammation; conditions such as infective or ischaemic enteritis are, by definition, excluded. Crohn’s disease (CD) is the only known ‘inflammatory bowel disease’ that a ff ects the small intestine and is covered in detail in Chapter 75 . Burrill Bernard Crohn , 1884–1983, gastroenterologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, New Y ork, NY , USA, along with Leon Ginzburg and Gordon Oppenheimer, described regional ileitis in 1932.

Jejunum Ileum (proximal (distal 40%) 60%) Terminal ileum Figure 74.1 Portions of the small bowel and their relationship to the colon.