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Collar Button Lesion |
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Collar Button Lesion Any of a number of small deep ulcers with narrow necks, which parallel a barium-filled large intestinal lumen affected by ulcerative colitis; the ‘button’ surface corresponds to an eroded ulcer base, and the ‘button neck’ corresponds to the sides of the islands of preserved mucosa; a similar phenomenon occurs in colonic amebiasis ulcers
collar button lesion GI disease Any of a number of small deep ulcers with narrow necks, which parallel a barium-filled large intestinal lumen, affected by ulcerative colitis; the 'button' surface corresponds to an eroded ulcer
base, and the 'button neck' corresponds to the sides of the islands of preserved mucosa; a similar phenomenon occurs in colonic amebiasis ulcers. See Flask lesion. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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