Table 4

Definition of Crohn's disease phenotype according to the Montreal classification23

Age of onsetLocationBehaviour
≤16 years (A1)Ileal (L1)Non-stricturing,
Non-penetrating (B1)
17−40 years (A2)Colonic (L2)Stricturing (B2)
>40 years (A3)Ileo-colonic (L3)Penetrating (B3)
*Isolated upper GI disease (L4)+ ‘p’ if peri-anal disease
  • * L4 is a modifier that can be added to L1 – 3 when concomitant upper gastrointestinal (GI) disease is present.