Stercoral colitis: diagnostic value of CT findings
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Stercoral colitis: diagnostic value of CT findings.
PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the CT findings of stercoral colitis (SC). METHODS Forty-one patients diagnosed with SC between February 2006 and April 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Rectosigmoid colon was the most frequently involved segment (100%, n=41). CT findings can be summarized as follows: dilatation >6 cm and wall thickening >3 mm of the affected colon segment (100%, n=41...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1305-3825,1305-3612
DOI: 10.5152/dir.2016.16002