title: Brachycolon in the differential diagnosis of colitis.
abstract: The authors present an illustrative case of progressive and severe shortening of the colon complicating chronic ulcerative colitis. The term brachycolon is defined and proposed as a useful differential diagnostic sign of ulcerative colitis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography