268.Strictures in Crohn's disease（3）

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Strictures are less frequently multiple in Crohn's disease. Fig 4 demonstrates a sequence of 5 strictures (arrows in Fig 4A) complicating Crohn's disease of the mid-jejunum. The mucosa within the strictures is nodular; the edges of the strictures are slightly tapered.

克罗恩病中的多发缩窄并不常见。图4位克罗恩病累及中段空肠形成的连续5处狭窄（图4A箭头所示）。缩窄处粘膜呈结节状，缩窄边缘轻度变细。

Notes:

1. stricture [ˈstrɪktʃɚ] n. 狭窄; 苛评; 指责; 紧束

2. jejunum [dʒɪ'dʒu:nəm] n. 空肠

3. mucosa [mju:'koʊsə] n. 黏膜

4. taper [ˈtepɚ] vt.& vi. 逐渐变细，变尖; 逐渐减弱;  n. 细蜡烛; 灯芯; 锥形物