Radiologic investigation of acute inflammatory and infectious bowel disease.

摘要: SUMMARY Definitive diagnosis of infectious or idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease ultimately rests on histologic and bacteriologic documentation. Nevertheless, radiologic studies play an important role in the evaluation management patients with acute enterocolitis. Plain abdominal films can give a gross estimate extent colon detect complications, such as perforation toxic megacolon. Double-contrast barium enema allows visualization mucosal pattern overall configuration bowel, which are for determining severity its most likely cause.11 Cross-sectional imaging depicts mural mesenteric involvement well intraperitoneal complications disease, thus providing critically perspective that complements information afforded by endoscopic conventional radiographic techniques.