Ulcerative colitis (barium enema)

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad , 19 Feb 2013
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Matt A. Morgan, 21 May 2015

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Ulcerative colitis on barium study(barium enema)
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37 Y/O patientPatient with chronic diarrhoea.
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Continuous lesion without skip,or carpeting of the wholecolon is the rule for classic for ulcerative colitis.

Mucosal inflammation causes a granular appearance to the surface of the bowel. As inflammation increases, the bowel wall and haustra thicken. Mucosal ulcers are undermined (button-shaped ulcers). When most of the mucosa has been lost, islands of mucosa remain giving it a pseudo-polyp appearance.

A unique case of from Prof. Saeed Rad, Tabriz, Iran.

  • -<br><p>Continuous lesion without skip,or <strong style="line-height: 1.5;">carpeting</strong> of the whole
  • -colon is the rule for <strong style="line-height: 1.5;">ulcerative colitis</strong>.</p>
  • -<p>Mucosal inflammation causes a granular appearance to the surface of the bowel. As inflammation increases, the bowel wall and haustra thicken. Mucosal ulcers are undermined (<a href="/articles/missing" style="line-height: 1.5;">button-shaped ulcers</a>). When most of the mucosa has been lost, islands of mucosa remain giving it a <a href="/articles/missing" style="line-height: 1.5;">pseudo-polyp</a> appearance.</p>
  • -<p>A unique case of <strong>Prof. Saeed Rad</strong> , Tabriz, Iran.</p>
  • +<p>Continuous lesion without skip,or <strong>carpeting</strong> of the whole colon is classic for <a title="Ulcerative colitis (UC)" href="/articles/ulcerative-colitis">ulcerative colitis</a>.</p><p>Mucosal inflammation causes a granular appearance to the surface of the bowel. As inflammation increases, the bowel wall and haustra thicken. Mucosal ulcers are undermined (<a href="/articles/missing">button-shaped ulcers</a>). When most of the mucosa has been lost, islands of mucosa remain giving it a <a href="/articles/missing">pseudo-polyp</a> appearance.</p><p>A unique case from <strong>Prof. Saeed Rad</strong>, Tabriz, Iran.</p><p> </p>

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  • 1. Roggeveen MJ, Tismenetsky M, Shapiro R. Best cases from the AFIP: Ulcerative colitis. Radiographics. 26 (3): 947-51. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.263055149">doi:10.1148/rg.263055149</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16702465">Pubmed citation</a><div
  • Roggeveen MJ, Tismenetsky M, Shapiro R. Best cases from the AFIP: Ulcerative colitis. Radiographics. 26 (3): 947-51. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/rg.263055149">doi:10.1148/rg.263055149</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16702465">Pubmed citation</a><div

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  • barium enema

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Image Barium (AP) ( update )

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