Strategy to small intestine obstruction caused by Crohn’s disease on the basis of transnasal ileus tube insertion

BMC Surgery

Table 2 Clinical characteristics before occurrence/aggravation of intestinal obstruction

Characteristics	Patient1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4	Patient 5	Patient 6
Diet	Normal diet	Element diet	Enteral nutrition transition to normal diet	Normal diet	EN transition to ordinary diet	normal diet
Intermittent EN	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Abdominal pain, abdominal distension	Intermittent	Intermittent	Intermittent	Recurrent	Intermittent	Intermittent
Vomit	No	No	No	Recurrent	No	No
Bloody stool	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Abdominal mass	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Abdominal scars	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Ascites	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
CD diagnosed years	2 W	4Y	15Y	12Y	16Y	23Y
Chronic intestinal obstruction time	3 W	3Y	2Y	11Y	1Y	4 M
History of intestinal surgery (years)	6Y	No	18Y first time 14Y second time	NO	7Y	No
Excision site	appendix	No	Small intestine 1 m, ileum 30 cm, transverse colon 20 cm	No	Right hemicolon, small intestine	No
Intestinal perforation	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Intestinal fistula
Internal fistula	No	No	Colonic abdominal fistula, anastomotic fistula	No	No	No
External fistula	No	No	No	No	No	No
Treatment
Mesalazine	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Sulfasalazine	No	No	Intermittent	No	Yes	No
Steroid	No	No	Intermittent	Yes	Yes	No
Biological agents	No	No	No	Trastuzumab	No	No
Azathioprine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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