Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Pathology, Inflammation, Image registration, Technical aspects, Diagnostic procedure, MR, Fluoroscopy, CT, Gastrointestinal tract, Abdomen
Authors:
M. Barral1, M. Rodriguez Castilla2, M. A. Conde Sánchez3, J. M. Sánchez Crespo4, J. C. Pérez Herrera1, J. L. Ortega Garcia1; 1Puerto Real/ES, 2Cadiz/ES, 3PUERTO REAL (CADIZ)/ES, 4Vejer de la Frontera, Cádiz/ES
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-2099
Background
Crohn disease is an idiopathic and chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract with a tendency toward remission and relapse.
Crohn disease can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus,
often involving multiple discontinuous sites.
The small intestine is affected in 80% of cases,
most often at the terminal ileum.
There is a familiar tendency,
and smoking habit is believed to be a risk factor.
Both genders are equally affected and there is a peak of involvement in people between 15 and 25 years old (with a small peak at 50-80 years old).
Clinical manifestation (the most common are abdominal pain and diarrhea; low-grade fever,
weight loss and palpable abdominal mass are frequent as well) and radiological findings allow the clinicians to diagnose Crohn disease.
Frequent imaging examinations for monitoring disease activity and severity may be needed to achieve appropriate medical or surgical treatment.