Most common Morphological difference between Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease:
Ans. (a) Crypt abscessRef: Bailey and Love 27th Edition Page 1268 Table, Surgery Sixer 3rd Edition page 429This question is asked based on a Table in Bailey and Love FeatureUlcerative ColitisCrohn's DiseaseRectumAlways involvedOften SparedPerianal lesionsRareCommonStrictures in BowelRareCommonFistulasRareCommonGranulomasABSENTCommonFissuresABSENTCommonCrypt abscessCommonRareThe same question if had choice as granuloma, go with granuloma because very rarely Crypt abscess may be seen in CD also.
Crypt abscess
Diffuse polyps
Mucosal edema
Lymphoid aggregates
Small & Large Intestine