Change: Moved by AndyC Feb 8 2010, 6:40 AM EST

Change: arrow). Bowel wall does not normally exceed 2mm in thickness but may be up to 10mm in thickness with severe inflammatory bowel disease. Patient has known Crohn's disease Long narrowed segment of descending colon Appearances consistent with toxic megacolon Case 2 This patient has known Crohn's disease and has ha   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 471)

Change: of toxic megacolon. Case 1 The transverse colon is dilated and shows evidence of thumbprinting (black arrow)The descending colon has a thickened featureless wall and pockets of inta-mural gas (white arrow) Patient has known Crohn's disease Long narrowed segment of descending colonAppearances consistent with toxic megacolon   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 293)

Change: isolated areas of inflammation are referred to as skip lesionsbowel wall thickeningsometimes seen in small bowel on plain filmfistulainflammation affects whole wall ticknessthickness nd can lead to breakdowwnbreakdown of wall and fistula formationassociated with arthropathiesasscociatedassociated with sacroiliitis and ankylising spondylitiscobblestone   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 287)

Change: --- under construction--- Introduction I have grouped these to diseases togehertogether in recognitiorecognition to the possible similarities to their appearances on abdominal plain film. They are not the same disease process. Crohn's Disease Plain Film Appearances Crohn's disease (also known as granulomatous colitis when confined to   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 150)

Change:  Plain Film Appearances Crohn's disease (also known as granulomatous colitis when confined to the colon) may be indistinuishable from ulcerative colitis when confined to the colon. The plain film signs of Crohn's disease are as follows: Abdominal Plain Film SignsCommentlong gas-filled stricturecan also be   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 147)

Change:  Crohn's disease (also known as granulomatous colitis when confined to the colon) may be indistinuishable from ulcerative colitis when confined to the colon. The plain film signs of Crohn's disease are as follows: Abdominal Plain Film SignsCommentlong gas-filled stricturecan also be seen in   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 144)

Change: Renamed from Ulcerative Colitis and Crohns Disease by M.J.Fuller Apr 8 2008, 10:15 PM EDT for: Rename

Change: Created by M.J.Fuller Apr 8 2008, 10:02 PM EDT for: no reason given