title: [Ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease: echographic diagnosis with water enema].
abstract: Water enema procures a suitable acoustic window for ultrasonographic study of the colon, allowing a detail vision of the lumen and colon wall, as well as large bowel intestine surround connective tissue. In this work we present echographic findings in two patients with active and severe intestinal inflammatory disease. Ultrasound scanning results were confirmed by colonoscoy and histological test. Distinction between ulcerative colitis and colonic Crohn's disease is possible because of different echographic pattern. This findings show than colonic echography may be a very useful diagnostic technique in detection and differentation of inflammatory large bowel diseases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca Hospital Clínico.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alonso Sánchez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matas Gómez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sandoval Polo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004733:Enema; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water
vernacular_title: Colitis ulcerosa y enfermedad de Crohn: diagnóstico mediante ecografía con enema de agua.