Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Ultrasonography of the Colon in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective, Blind, Comparative Study with Colonoscopy  Fortunata Civitelli, MD, Giovanni.

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "Ultrasonography of the Colon in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective, Blind, Comparative Study with Colonoscopy  Fortunata Civitelli, MD, Giovanni."— Presentation transcript:

1 Ultrasonography of the Colon in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective, Blind, Comparative Study with Colonoscopy  Fortunata Civitelli, MD, Giovanni Di Nardo, MD, PhD, Salvatore Oliva, MD, Federica Nuti, MD, PhD, Federica Ferrari, MD, Anna Dilillo, MD, Franca Viola, MD, Nadia Pallotta, MD, Salvatore Cucchiara, MD, PhD, Marina Aloi, MD, PhD  The Journal of Pediatrics  Volume 165, Issue 1, Pages e2 (July 2014) DOI: /j.jpeds Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 2 Concordance between US and endoscopy for location of disease.
The Journal of Pediatrics  , e2DOI: ( /j.jpeds ) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 3 Dot plot of BWT and endoscopic disease severity in all bowel segments examined (n = 150). The mean value of BWT was significantly different between normal segments and moderately and severely inflamed segments whereas there was no statistically significant difference between normal and mildly inflamed segments nor between segments with moderate and severe disease at endoscopy. The Journal of Pediatrics  , e2DOI: ( /j.jpeds ) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 5 Concordance between US and endoscopy for disease activity.
The Journal of Pediatrics  , e2DOI: ( /j.jpeds ) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 1 Flow chart illustrating the number of recruited subjects (n = 60) and the number of eligible patients (n = 50) who underwent a complete diagnostic work-up and were finally included in the study. The Journal of Pediatrics  , e2DOI: ( /j.jpeds ) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 4 US and endoscopic appearance of the A, left and B, transverse colon in a patient with active disease. A, Longitudinal and transverse scan of the descending colon. Thickened BW with presence of color signals and loss of haustra coli. The BW stratification is preserved. B, Transversal US scan of the transverse colon showing thickened BW, increased vascularity, and loss of the normal stratification. Note the presence of enlarged mesenteric lymph nodes (arrow). The Journal of Pediatrics  , e2DOI: ( /j.jpeds ) Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions


Download ppt "Ultrasonography of the Colon in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective, Blind, Comparative Study with Colonoscopy  Fortunata Civitelli, MD, Giovanni."

Similar presentations


Ads by Google