Enterocolitis associated with @entity1963 : a clinical-radiological characterization based on 168 XXXX .

@entity1 @entity548 @entity384 @entity294 @entity1661 @entity1963 @entity391 @entity1964 @entity694 @entity221
The @entity1964 associated with @entity1963 ( @entity1963 ) has not been clearly characterized. This study was undertaken to analyze the clinical and radiological findings of @entity1964 ( @entity1964 ) in 168 @entity1 treated from July 1974 through October 1992. @entity1964 occurred in 57 @entity1 (33.9%), either preoperatively (13; 7.7%) or postoperatively (36; 21.4%). In eight @entity1 (4.8%), it occurred pre- and postoperatively. The number of bouts of @entity1964 per @entity1 ranged from one to six (mean, 2.2). The major presenting features were @entity1661 (83%), explosive @entity294 (69%), @entity391 (51%), @entity221 (34%), lethargy (27%), @entity548 (5%), and @entity694 (2.5%). There were no deaths directly related to @entity1964 . The analysis of 150 plain x-rays of the abdomen, taken at the onset of @entity1964 or in between bouts, showed that @entity384 was the most sensitive radiological finding (90% sensitivity), but it had poor specificity (24%). However, an intestinal cutoff sign (gaseous intestinal distension with abrupt cutoff at the level of the pelvic brim) was both sensitive (74%) and specific (86%) for @entity1964 . Barium enema was of limited value in the diagnosis of @entity1964 bouts because most of the radiographic findings persisted for prolonged periods after cessation of such bouts. The authors conclude that (1) @entity1964 can be characterized as @entity1661 and explosive @entity294 associated with the intestinal cutoff sign and (2) the occurrence of explosive @entity294 in any @entity1 with @entity1963 is suggestive of @entity1964 , even in the absence of systemic symptoms, and should be treated to avoid the morbidity and potential mortality of @entity1964 .
