ArticleJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology2019
Significance of ileal and/or cecal wall thickening on abdominal computed tomography in a tropical country.
Article in JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Combination of antimicrobials for non-specific isolated terminal ileal abnormalities - A randomized clinical trial.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of Endoscopic Findings in Gastrointestinal Tract Wall Thickening Detected on Abdominal Radiological Imaging: A Two-Center Retrospective Descriptive Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Primary small intestine angiosarcoma mimicking Crohn's disease.BMJ case reports · 2024Article
- Etiological spectrum of isolated ileo-cecal ulcers in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2023Article
- FDG-PET-CT Enterography Helps Determine Clinical Significance of Suspected Ileocecal Thickening: A Prospective Study.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Article
- Ileocecal thickening: Clinical approach to a common problem.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2019Review
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Abstract
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aimClinical significance of ileocecal thickening on computed tomography (CT) is uncertain. We conducted this prospective study to determine the clinical relevance of ileal and/or cecal thickening on CT.
methodsAll patients with ileocecal thickening on CT were prospectively evaluated with ileocolonoscopy, biopsy, and other relevant investigations.
resultsFifty patients (29 males, mean age 36.8 ± 13.21 years) were studied. Thirty nine (78%) patients presented with abdominal pain. On CT, 46 (92%) had a thickened wall of terminal ileum, 25 (50%) cecum, and 21 (42%) of both cecum and ileum. The mean wall thickness of ileum and cecum on CT was 7.23 + 3.2 mm and 5.5 + 3.1 mm, respectively. Final diagnosis was tuberculosis in 24 (48%) patients, Crohn's disease (CD) in 10 (20%), and adenocarcinoma in 1 patient. Colonoscopy demonstrated abnormal findings in 41 patients (82% patients with mucosal ulcerations being most common (
conclusionA majority of patients with ileocecal wall thickening on CT have an underlying disease and should be further investigated by ileocolonoscopy and biopsy.
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