Colonic wall thickening is one of the common findings in patients with abdominal complaints. Plain x ray, conventional barium enema,USG and CT with and without contrast are non invasive modalities useful in characterizing the bowel wall thickening.

CT can be helpful in the differentiation of intestinal disease. Important features to look for are: Enhancement pattern Length of involvement Degree of mural thickening Mesenteric changes Lumen contents

 Spectrum of CT findings in various etiologic factors were described and correlated with clinical finding and other imaging modalities.  CT plays a pivotal role in diagnosis, management and staging in malignant lesion.  CT findings were well correlated with the histopathology in our study series.

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