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*An CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of toxic megacolon. Findings on an CT scan diagnostic of toxic megacolon include:<ref name="pmid22040786">{{cite journal |vauthors=Moulin V, Dellon P, Laurent O, Aubry S, Lubrano J, Delabrousse E |title=Toxic megacolon in patients with severe acute colitis: computed tomographic features |journal=Clin Imaging |volume=35 |issue=6 |pages=431–6 |year=2011 |pmid=22040786 |doi=10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.01.012 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11682295">{{cite journal |vauthors=Imbriaco M, Balthazar EJ |title=Toxic megacolon: role of CT in evaluation and detection of complications |journal=Clin Imaging |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=349–54 |year=2001 |pmid=11682295 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="Sayedy2010">{{cite journal|last1=Sayedy|first1=Leena|title=Toxic megacolon associatedClostridium difficilecolitis|journal=World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy|volume=2|issue=8|year=2010|pages=293|issn=1948-5190|doi=10.4253/wjge.v2.i8.293}}</ref> | |||
**Dilated transverse colon | |||
**Loss of colonic haustrations | |||
* | **Segmental parietal thinning | ||
**Intraluminal soft-tissue masses | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name].
OR
[Location] CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on CT scan suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
OR
There are no CT scan findings associated with [disease name]. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
CT scan
- An CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of toxic megacolon. Findings on an CT scan diagnostic of toxic megacolon include:[1][2][3]
- Dilated transverse colon
- Loss of colonic haustrations
- Segmental parietal thinning
- Intraluminal soft-tissue masses
References
- ↑ Moulin V, Dellon P, Laurent O, Aubry S, Lubrano J, Delabrousse E (2011). "Toxic megacolon in patients with severe acute colitis: computed tomographic features". Clin Imaging. 35 (6): 431–6. doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2011.01.012. PMID 22040786.
- ↑ Imbriaco M, Balthazar EJ (2001). "Toxic megacolon: role of CT in evaluation and detection of complications". Clin Imaging. 25 (5): 349–54. PMID 11682295.
- ↑ Sayedy, Leena (2010). "Toxic megacolon associatedClostridium difficilecolitis". World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2 (8): 293. doi:10.4253/wjge.v2.i8.293. ISSN 1948-5190.