title: Correlation of Bowel Wall Thickening Seen Using Computerized Tomography With Colonoscopies: A Preliminary Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Bowel wall thickening (BWT) is a common finding in abdominal computerized tomography imaging (CTi). The purpose of the present study was a prospective assessment and management of patients who have BWT in abdominal CTi.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted between January 2012 and July 2014 at Erzincan University Hospital, Turkey, with 64 patients who were admitted to the emergency and general surgery department. All of the patients had received colonoscopies due to BWT seen in abdominal CTi.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-three (36%) female and 41 (64%) male patients were included in the study. The mean age was 56.2 years (range, 14 to 84 y). The positive predictive value of CTi for BWT was 87.5%. The positive predictive value of a CTi diagnosis of the disease according to a radiologist's report was 78.1%. Common pathologies detected by colonoscopy included neoplasia and inflammatory bowel disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diagnosis of BWT by abdominal CTi reveals pathologies in many cases. Colonoscopies will be helpful in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: *General Surgery Department †Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Erzincan University, Erzincan ‡Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soyturk
authors.forename: Sakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Süleyman
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.forename: İsmayil
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Fehmi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Celebi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult