Diagnostic finding
Bowel wall thickening
An imaging finding on CT, MRI, or ultrasound characterized by increased mural thickness of the small or large intestine beyond normal limits.
Causes
Inflammatory edema: Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, infectious enteritis/colitis, SLE
Malignancy
Lymphoma
Ischemia
Also known as: Colitis, Colon wall thickening, Colonic wall thickening, Enteritis, Intestinal wall thickening, Mural thickening
Referencing diagnoses
- Acute mesenteric ischemia
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Neutropenic enterocolitis
Note: Lists existing diagnoses in Diagnotize only.