Table 1

Aetiologies of ileal villous atrophy in the absence of jejunal villous atrophy

Common variable hypogammaglobulinaemia
Radiation enteritis
Laxative abuse
Backwash ileitis during ulcerative colitis
Crohn’s disease
Alpha-chain disease
Graft versus host disease
Atrophy in the reservoir after ileoanal anastomosis
Enterocystoplasty
Primary ileal villous atrophy (PIVA)