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==Echocardiography/Ultrasound== | ==Echocardiography/Ultrasound== | ||
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! colspan="4" |Ultrasound findings of various diseases causing LGIB | |||
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!Disease | |||
!Site | |||
!Gut findings | |||
!Perigut findings | |||
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|'''Ulcerative colitis''' | |||
|Entire colon or left colon including rectum | |||
|Preserved stratification | |||
|Normal perigut fat | |||
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|'''Ischaemic colitis''' | |||
|Descending colon | |||
|Preserved or lost stratification | |||
|Normal perigut fat | |||
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|'''Infectious colitis''' | |||
|Right colon and terminal ileum | |||
|Preserved stratification | |||
|Thickening of perigut fat Enlarged lymph node | |||
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|'''Crohn's disease''' | |||
|Caecum including the terminal ileum Skip lesion | |||
|Preserved or lost stratification | |||
Focal destruction of stratification | |||
|Thickening of perigut fat Enlarged lymph node | |||
Abscesses, fistula | |||
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|'''Colorectal cancer''' | |||
|Localized | |||
|Lost stratification | |||
|Normal perigut fat | |||
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| colspan="4" |Stratification: Caused by infiltration of the submucosa by tumour or fat. | |||
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==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Echocardiography/Ultrasound
Ultrasound findings of various diseases causing LGIB | |||
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Disease | Site | Gut findings | Perigut findings |
Ulcerative colitis | Entire colon or left colon including rectum | Preserved stratification | Normal perigut fat |
Ischaemic colitis | Descending colon | Preserved or lost stratification | Normal perigut fat |
Infectious colitis | Right colon and terminal ileum | Preserved stratification | Thickening of perigut fat Enlarged lymph node |
Crohn's disease | Caecum including the terminal ileum Skip lesion | Preserved or lost stratification
Focal destruction of stratification |
Thickening of perigut fat Enlarged lymph node
Abscesses, fistula |
Colorectal cancer | Localized | Lost stratification | Normal perigut fat |
Stratification: Caused by infiltration of the submucosa by tumour or fat. |