Cantisani Vito, Mortele Koenraad J, Viscomi Salvatore G, Glickman Jonathan, Silverman Stuart G, Ros Pablo R
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Eur Radiol. 2003 Dec;13 Suppl 6:L75-8. doi: 10.1007/s00330-002-1801-8. Epub 2003 Jan 17.
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.
