Radiographic demonstration of longitudinal ulcers in patients with ulcerative colitis |
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Authors: | Hiroshi Suekane MD Mitsuo Iida Toshiyuki Matsui Takashi Yao Masatoshi Fujishima |
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Institution: | (1) Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, 812 Fukuoka, Japan |
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Abstract: | During the past 10 years, 122 patients with ulcerative colitis were diagnosed by double-contrast barium enema and colonofiberscopy with endoscopic biopsy. Among them, five patients (4%) had longitudinal ulcers and eccentric deformities in the colon. Other radiologic findings included thumbprinting (two cases), sacculations (two cases), and inflammatory polyps (four cases). The possibility of the concomitance of ischemic colitis in cases of ulcerative colitis is discussed, due to their radiographic similarities. |
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Keywords: | Ulcerative colitis double-contrast barium enema Longitudinal ulcer Ischemic colitis |
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