Abstract:Abstract: Objective To analyze the etiology of terminal ileum lesions by colonoscopy, conducted to help the further diagnosis and therapy. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the demographic data, clinical features, colonoscopy characteristics and follow-up of terminal ileum lesions patients with who accepted a colonoscopy in Beijing shijitan hospital, from 2009 to 2017. Results A total of 182 cases were enrolled. 68.1% and 31.9% was male and female respectively. The mean age was (50.3 ± 14.8) years old (21 ~ 83 years old). The main reasons for patients undergoing the colonoscopy were medical examination (53/182), abdominal pain (40/182) and diarrhea (26/182). The colonoscopy identified erosion (119/182), ulcer (31/182), hyperemia (26/182) and elevated lesions (6/182) in the terminal ileum. Meanwhile, 69 (37.9%), 14 (7.7%) and 8 (4.4%) were found the colon polyp, colon hyperemia/erosion/ulcer and colonic diverticulum, respectively. Ultimately, 22 (12.1%), 12 (6.6%), 6 (3.3%), 4 (2.2%), 2 (1.1%), 1 (0.5%), 1 (0.5%) and 1 (0.5%) cases were diagnosed by NSAIDs associated intestinal injury, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, lymphatic follicular hyperplasia, ulcerative colitis, IgA vasculitis, intestinal tuberculosis, Crohn’s disease and cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis, respectively. And 119 (65.4%) cases were diagnosed by nonspecific terminal ileum lesions without any indentified etiologies. Conclusion The etiologies of terminal ileum lesions are diverse, clinical manifestations are different, endoscopic findings are nonspecific, and some are diagnosed difficulty. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis and NSAIDs associated intestinal injury can’t be ignored. The cases still need long-term follow-up, though some diagnosed by nonspecific lesions.