Erschienen in:
01.12.2003 | Gastrointestinal
Rectal inflammation as first manifestation of graft-vs-host disease: radiologic-pathologic findings
verfasst von:
Vito Cantisani, Koenraad J. Mortele, Salvatore G. Viscomi, Jonathan Glickman, Stuart G. Silverman, Pablo R. Ros
Erschienen in:
European Radiology
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Sonderheft 6/2003
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Abstract.
Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) is a common, life-threatening complication of bone marrow transplantation that frequently involves the gastrointestinal tract. Since symptoms are typically nonspecific, radiologic examination is often performed to reach a diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported radiologic description of a case of rectal involvement as the first manifestation of GVHD. The differential diagnosis of segmental rectal wall thickening in a patient following bone marrow transplantation should include GVHD.