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pancolitis

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pancolitis
GI disease Inflammation of the entire colon, which most commonly occurs in ulcerative colitis. See Ulcerative colitis.
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5) The cause is unknown, although there may be a link to steroid therapy; our patient had not been on steroids for years, and probably had pancolitis from the onset.
A super 'lead pipe' colon: radio-pathological correlation of ... by Weinstein, A.; Gritzman, M.; van Niekerk, I.; Bebington, B. / South African Journal of Radiology
The endoscopic features of CMV colonic disease are variable ranging from 'normal' with minimal erythema (very rare) and mucosal oedema to a haemorrhagic pancolitis (Figure 10) [30-32].
Gastrointestinal imaging in HIV by Neumann, H.; Fry, L.C.; Wilcox, C.M.; Monkemuller, K. / Journal of HIV Therapy
Depending on the extension of the disease process, a patient may have proctitis, left-sided colitis (extension into the descending colon), extensive colitis (involvement of the transverse colon), and/or pancolitis.
Current status of MRI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease ... by Geenen, Remy W.F.; Hussain, Shahid M.; Siersema, Peter D.; Poley, Jan-Werner; Kuipers, Ernst J.; Kre / Applied Radiology
 
 
 
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