title: Small bowel wall thickening: MDCT evaluation in the emergency room.
abstract: Small bowel wall thickening detected on computed tomography is a frequent finding in patients referring to emergency room with acute abdominal pain. In this pictorial review, we aim to discuss patterns of small bowel wall thickening and to explain hints for differential diagnosis with imaging findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, HUTF Radyoloji, AD 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seray
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akcalar
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Turkbey
authors.forename: Musturay
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karcaaltincaba
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: Okan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akhan
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*