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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Bowel Wall Thickness and Intramural Blood Flow in Ulcerative Colitis
Joint Authors
Nadergoli, Batool Seyfi
Bavil, Abolhassan Shakeri
Sumi, Muhammad Husayn
Ashrafi, Hamideh
Nemati, Masoud
Ghabili, Kamyar
Mirnour, Reshad
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
This study aimed at assessing Doppler ultrasonographic findings of gut wall vessels and thickness in active and quiescent ulcerative colitis.
Methods.
Fifty patients with ulcerative colitis were studied using transabdominal grayscale and Doppler sonography of sigmoid, distal and middle parts of descending colon in different stages of the disease.
Thickness of colon wall in the most involved site, number of color signals in each box, resistive index (RI), and pulsatility index (PI) were evaluated.
Results.
The median thickness of the colon wall in the most involved sites was 4.3 mm in acute phase and 4.4 mm in the inactive phase (P=0.47).
The median number of the color signals in the active phase at the most involved site, distal part of descending colon and sigmoid was higher than that of the color signals in the inactive phase (P=0.0001).
In the most involved site, the PI and RI were undetectable in the inactive phase.
The median PI was 1.4 in the mild phase, 1.3 in the moderate phase, and 1.1 in the severe phase (P=0.002).
Conclusion.
In contrast to the colon wall thickness, increased intramural blood flow reflected the clinical severity in ulcerative colitis patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bavil, Abolhassan Shakeri& Sumi, Muhammad Husayn& Nemati, Masoud& Nadergoli, Batool Seyfi& Ghabili, Kamyar& Mirnour, Reshad…[et al.]. 2012. Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Bowel Wall Thickness and Intramural Blood Flow in Ulcerative Colitis. ISRN Gastroenterology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466662
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bavil, Abolhassan Shakeri…[et al.]. Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Bowel Wall Thickness and Intramural Blood Flow in Ulcerative Colitis. ISRN Gastroenterology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466662
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bavil, Abolhassan Shakeri& Sumi, Muhammad Husayn& Nemati, Masoud& Nadergoli, Batool Seyfi& Ghabili, Kamyar& Mirnour, Reshad…[et al.]. Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Bowel Wall Thickness and Intramural Blood Flow in Ulcerative Colitis. ISRN Gastroenterology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466662
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466662