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Revision as of 17:08, 3 November 2017
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There are no x-ray findings associated with [disease name].
OR
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
OR
There are no x-ray findings associated with [disease name]. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
X Ray
- An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of toxic megacolon. Findings on an x-ray diagnostic of toxic megacolon include:[1][2][3]
- Dilated transverse colon
- Loss of colonic haustrations
- Thumbprinting
- Segmental parietal thinning
- Intraluminal soft-tissue masses
- Segmental parietal thinning
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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.