US and MRI of gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease.
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.
Mentzel
Hans-Joachim
HJ
Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Jena, Germany. hans-joachim.mentzel@med.uni-jena.de
Kentouche
Karim
K
Kosmehl
Hartwig
H
Gruhn
Bemd
B
Vogt
Susanna
S
Sauerbrey
Axel
A
Behrendt
Werner
W
Fuchs
Dietlinde
D
Zintl
Felix
F
Kaiser
Werner A
WA
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