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Among patients with ischemic colitis, the plain [[X-ray]]s are often normal or show non-specific findings.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Smerud M, Johnson C, Stephens D | title = Diagnosis of bowel infarction: a comparison of plain films and CT scans in 23 cases. | journal = AJR Am J Roentgenol | volume = 154 | issue = 1 | pages = 99-103 | year = 1990 | id = PMID 2104734}}</ref>. In a series of 73 patients, plain abdominal radiography showed [[colonic distension]] in 53% of patients or a [[pneumoperitoneum]] in 3%<ref | Among patients with ischemic colitis, the plain [[X-ray]]s are often normal or show non-specific findings.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Smerud M, Johnson C, Stephens D | title = Diagnosis of bowel infarction: a comparison of plain films and CT scans in 23 cases. | journal = AJR Am J Roentgenol | volume = 154 | issue = 1 | pages = 99-103 | year = 1990 | id = PMID 2104734}}</ref>. In a series of 73 patients, plain abdominal radiography showed [[colonic distension]] in 53% of patients or a [[pneumoperitoneum]] in 3%<ref>Huguier M, Barrier A, Boelle PY, Houry S, Lacaine F (2006). "Ischemic colitis". Am. J. Surg. 192 (5): 679–84. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.09.018</ref>. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Among patients with ischemic colitis, the plain X-rays are often normal or show non-specific findings.[1]. In a series of 73 patients, plain abdominal radiography showed colonic distension in 53% of patients or a pneumoperitoneum in 3%[2].
References
- ↑ Smerud M, Johnson C, Stephens D (1990). "Diagnosis of bowel infarction: a comparison of plain films and CT scans in 23 cases". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 154 (1): 99–103. PMID 2104734.
- ↑ Huguier M, Barrier A, Boelle PY, Houry S, Lacaine F (2006). "Ischemic colitis". Am. J. Surg. 192 (5): 679–84. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.09.018