title: [Abdominal complications of Crohn's disease: CT features].
abstract: Crohn's disease is characterized by transmural inflammation and chronic disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Abdominal complications of Crohn's disease are frequent and quite variable and their diagnosis is commonly performed with CT. The purpose of this article is to review the CT features of the abdominal complications of Crohn's disease, including ileocolitis, abscess, phlegmon, fistula, bowel obstruction, portal vein gas, colonic distention, as well as urinary, hepatobiliary and pancreatic complications.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie Viscérale et Vasculaire, Hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise Paré, AP HP, 75475 Paris Cedex 10. France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boudiaf
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soyer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Terem
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pelage
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kardache
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dufresne
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rymer
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011169:Portal Vein; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005740:Gases