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

BMC Surgery

Table 3 Clinical characteristics on the admission of 6 patients

Characteristics	Patient1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4	Patient 5	Patient 6
Occurrence/aggravation of intestinal obstruction	3 W	1 M	1 M	1Y	2 W	1 M
Abdominal pain and distension	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
vomit	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Bloody stool	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Abdominal mass	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Abdominal scar	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Ascites	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Fever	No	No	No	No	No	No
Intestinal perforation	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Intestinal fistula
Internal fistula	Small intestinal colonic fistula	No	No	Small intestine bladder fistula	No	No
External fistula	No	No	No	No	No	No
Treatment
Switch EN to fasting	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
PN	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mesalazine (used before fasting)	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Somatostatin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Antibiotics	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Switch Prednisone to NONE	No	No	No	No	Yes	No

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