Avances en radiología del intestino delgado: enteroclisis por tomografía computarizada

The use of this technique is especially recommended in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding of unknown etiology, possible neoplastic processes of the small bowel, partial small bowel obstruction, and inflammatory bowel disease. One-hundred consecutive patients underwent CT enteroclysis (multiple detectors; 8, 16, or 64) over a 1-year period for suspected lesions of the small bowel. Of these, 31 were positive: Crohn's disease (17), tumors (8), partial obstruction (2), radiation enteritis (1), sprue (1), pneumatosis cystoids (1), and dilatation of bowel loops (1). In 28 of the 31 patients, the findings were confirmed by pathology, endoscopy or clinical follow-up.