The value of double-contrast study of the small intestine in immunoproliferative small intestinal disease.
Radiological findings of 2 patients with immunoproliferative small intestinal disease were studied. One of the cases was associated with alpha-chain disease. Both patients complained of severe diarrhea, and diagnosis was made by endoscopic biopsy of the duodenum and jejunum. Double-contrast studies of the small intestine and hypotonic duodenographies in these patients revealed thickened folds and innumerable fine granular elevations without ulcerations or luminal narrowings. Double-contrast studies are one of the most important examinations in the diagnosis of this disorder.
Matsumoto
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Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Iida
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Matsui
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Tanaka
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Fujishima
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D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007161:Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods
D003287:Contrast Media