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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
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][4][5]
- 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.
- ↑ Rosenberg M (1976). "Toxic megacolon". West. J. Med. 124 (2): 122–7. PMC 1130453. PMID 1246881.
- ↑ Mukai JK, Janower ML (1987). "Diagnosis of pseudomembranous colitis by computed tomography: a report of two patients". Can Assoc Radiol J. 38 (1): 62–3. PMID 2953743.