A 22-year-old man with inflammatory bowel disease is noted to have a "string sign" in the ileal area on barium enema. In which of the following conditions is this sign most often seen? (See Fig. below.)

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in the stenotic or non-stenotic phase of the disease

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in the stenotic phase only

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as a rigid, non-distensible phenomenon

A 22-year-old man with inflammatory bowel disease is noted to have a “string sign” in the ileal area on barium enema. In which of the following conditions is this sign most often seen? (See Fig. below.)

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