title: US and MRI of gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease.
abstract: Abdominal problems often complicate the clinical course after bone marrow transplantation. Graft-versus-host disease occurs as a complication of allogenic bone marrow transplantation. In this report, the findings of intestinal involvement are described and correlated with histopathological findings. Increased bowel-wall thickness and increased vascularity were shown by US. MRI demonstrated generalised increased bowel-wall thickness associated with bowel-wall enhancement after administration of i.v. gadolinium.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Jena, Germany. hans-joachim.mentzel@med.uni-jena.de
authors.forename: Hans-Joachim
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Mentzel
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kentouche
authors.forename: Hartwig
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kosmehl
authors.forename: Bemd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gruhn
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauerbrey
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Behrendt
authors.forename: Dietlinde
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zintl
authors.forename: Werner A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Kaiser
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography