Hose pipe appearance of intestine is a feature of: (A) Crohns disease, (B) Malabsorption syndrome, (C) Ulcerative colitis, (D) Hirsprung disease
Answer is A. .Pathology of crohn&;s disease, Transmural inflammation >>Granuloma formation with linear snake like ulcers>>Cicatrisation>> Thickening of the bowel wall (Hose pipe pattern)>>Adhesions>> Fistula formation.Barium enema--shows loss of haustrations, narrow contracted colon (hose pipe colon), mucosal changes, pseudo polyps. It is avoided in fulminant cases. ref:SRB&;s manual of surgery ,ed 3,pg no 825