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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

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Among patients with ischemic colitis, the CT scan shows mild to moderate diffuse bowel wall thickening and marked hyperenhancement of the mucosa.

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CT scans are often used in the evaluation of abdominal pain and rectal bleeding, and may suggest the diagnosis of ischemic colitis, pick up complications, or suggest an alternate diagnosis.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. Alpern M, Glazer G, Francis I (1988). "Ischemic or infarcted bowel: CT findings". Radiology. 166 (1 Pt 1): 149–52. PMID 3336673.
  2. Balthazar E, Yen B, Gordon R (1999). "Ischemic colitis: CT evaluation of 54 cases". Radiology. 211 (2): 381–8. PMID 10228517.
  3. Taourel P, Deneuville M, Pradel J, Régent D, Bruel J (1996). "Acute mesenteric ischemia: diagnosis with contrast-enhanced CT". Radiology. 199 (3): 632–6. PMID 8637978.


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