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2236690

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
The accuracy of ultrasonography (US) in diagnosing active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is assessed on the basis of a randomized prospective study of 61 patients. Twenty-six of the patients were affected with Crohn's disease (CD) and 12 with ulcerative colitis, while the remaining 23 patients were control subjects with no specific chronic IBD. The US signs considered as significant for active CD and UC were: --visualization of a typical target image, that is a hyperechoic center corresponding to luminal bowel content, surrounded by a hypoechoic ring corresponding to loop walls; --at least 2 of the following: solid abdominal mass, distended loops, luminal narrowing, reduced peristalsis, stiff loops, and accumulation of fluid between the loops. US sensitivity and specificity for CD were 77% and 95.6%, respectively. As for UC, no significant results were obtained. In our experience, US is a reliable method for detecting alterations and, especially, complications typical of CD in its active phase. Considering the young age of the patients affected with CD and the number of exams they must undergo, US is considered as a useful tool in disease follow-up.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0033-8362
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
301-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
[Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory intestinal disease].
pubmed:affiliation
Radiologia Centralizzata Careggi, USL 10/D, Firenze.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Randomized Controlled Trial