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*An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of toxic megacolon. Findings on an x-ray diagnostic of toxic megacolon include:<ref name=" | *An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of toxic megacolon. Findings on an x-ray diagnostic of toxic megacolon include:<ref name="pmid1246881">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rosenberg M |title=Toxic megacolon |journal=West. J. Med. |volume=124 |issue=2 |pages=122–7 |year=1976 |pmid=1246881 |pmc=1130453 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Dilated transverse colon | **Dilated transverse colon | ||
**Loss of colonic haustrations | **Loss of colonic haustrations | ||
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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].
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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].
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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].
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- An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of toxic megacolon. Findings on an x-ray diagnostic of toxic megacolon include:[1]
- Dilated transverse colon
- Loss of colonic haustrations
- Thumbprinting
- Segmental parietal thinning
- Intraluminal soft-tissue masses
- Free intraperitoneal air
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