| Abstrakt: |
This pictorial review discusses and illustrates the various idiopathic types of inflammatory bowel disease as well as those related to specific causes. Idiopathic colitis includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease of the colon; the non-idiopathic forms reviewed are infectious colitis, pseudomembranous colitis, typhlitis, ischemic colitis, and graft-versus-host disease. The causes, pathology, clinical presentation, and radiographic findings are described for each disorder. The radiographic findings are emphasized, with a focus on plain radiographs, barium enema, and CT examinations. The differential considerations, patterns of colonic involvement, mucosal surface changes, specific features, and complications are reviewed and summarized. |
