PubMed · 1980 · 13 citations · 0 references
MedicinePathologyAnatomic PathologyGastroenterologyColonic DiseasesGastrointestinal InflammationGut-associated Lymphoid TissueInflammatory Bowel DiseaseMucosal AnatomyMucosal InflammationColonic PolypsCrohn Disease PathologyCrohn's ColitisGastrointestinal PolypsInflammatory Bowel Disease PathologyInflammatory Bowel Disease PathophysiologyMucosal PolypsUlcerative Colitis Pathology
Mucosal bridges, strands of normal appearing mucosa traversing the bowel lumen from one wall to an adjacent wall, can occur in inflammatory bowel disease, usually ulcerative colitis. We report the first radiographically documented case, confirmed by colonoscopy, of multiple mucosal bridges and filiform polyps in a patient with Crohn's colitis.