Plain abdominal radiograph in acute gastrointestinal graft-vs. -host disease
Abstract
The plain abdominal radiographs of 28 patients with acute gastrointestinal graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD) were examined to determine the plain radiographic findings associated with this disorder. These findings, in order of decreasing frequency, included air-fluid levels, bowel wall/mucosal fold thickening, gasless abdomen, bowel dilatation, pneumatosis intestinalis, and ascites. When a number of these findings are present, the plain abdominal radiographs may be sufficiently characteristic to suggest gastrointestinal GVHD. Differentiating acute gastrointestinal GVHD from small-bowel obstruction is often of major clinical importance. Fortunately, the bowel gas pattern in acute gastrointestinal GVHD rarely suggests obstruction and, thus, bowel obstruction can usually be excluded on the basis of plain radiographs alone.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5244960
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-860416-
Journal ID: CODEN: AAJRD; TRN: 85-023790
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Journal Name:
- AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 145:2; Conference: ARRS meeting, Washington, DC, USA, 14 Apr 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; GRAFT-HOST REACTION; DIAGNOSIS; ABDOMEN; ASCITES; MUCOUS MEMBRANES; PATIENTS; BODY; BODY AREAS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MEDICINE; MEMBRANES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RADIOLOGY; SYMPTOMS; 550602* - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)
Citation Formats
Maile, C W, Frick, M P, Crass, J R, Snover, D C, Weisdorf, S A, and Kersey, J H. Plain abdominal radiograph in acute gastrointestinal graft-vs. -host disease. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Maile, C W, Frick, M P, Crass, J R, Snover, D C, Weisdorf, S A, & Kersey, J H. Plain abdominal radiograph in acute gastrointestinal graft-vs. -host disease. United States.
Maile, C W, Frick, M P, Crass, J R, Snover, D C, Weisdorf, S A, and Kersey, J H. 1985.
"Plain abdominal radiograph in acute gastrointestinal graft-vs. -host disease". United States.
@article{osti_5244960,
title = {Plain abdominal radiograph in acute gastrointestinal graft-vs. -host disease},
author = {Maile, C W and Frick, M P and Crass, J R and Snover, D C and Weisdorf, S A and Kersey, J H},
abstractNote = {The plain abdominal radiographs of 28 patients with acute gastrointestinal graft-vs.-host disease (GVHD) were examined to determine the plain radiographic findings associated with this disorder. These findings, in order of decreasing frequency, included air-fluid levels, bowel wall/mucosal fold thickening, gasless abdomen, bowel dilatation, pneumatosis intestinalis, and ascites. When a number of these findings are present, the plain abdominal radiographs may be sufficiently characteristic to suggest gastrointestinal GVHD. Differentiating acute gastrointestinal GVHD from small-bowel obstruction is often of major clinical importance. Fortunately, the bowel gas pattern in acute gastrointestinal GVHD rarely suggests obstruction and, thus, bowel obstruction can usually be excluded on the basis of plain radiographs alone.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5244960},
journal = {AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)},
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volume = 145:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
}