title: Submucosal accumulation of fat in inflammatory bowel disease: CT/pathologic correlation.
abstract: A prominent submucosal layer of decreased attenuation was demonstrated on CT in three patients with inflammatory bowel disease. On pathologic examination this zone proved to be due to extensive submucosal fat accumulation and not active inflammation. The potential significance of this finding is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate