Dietrich Christoph-F, Hermann Stella, Klein Stefan, Braden Barbara
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Caritas Hospital Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim, Germany.
World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Mar 7;12(9):1397-402. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i9.1397.
To investigate the sonographic features at time of diagnosis and follow-up in patients with neutropenic enterocolitis.
The sonographic findings in 14 patients with neutropenic enterocolitis were described and evaluated regarding symptoms and clinical outcome.
In all patients with neutropenic enterocolitis, the ileocoecal region was involved with wall thickening >10 mm. A transmural inflammatory pattern, hypervascularity of the thickened bowel wall and free abdominal fluid were the common findings. The sonographically revealed thickness of the bowel wall was associated with lethal outcome (P<0.03). In the 11 surviving patients,the improvement of clinical symptoms was accompanied by progressive reduction of intestinal wall thickness.
High-end sonography of the bowel is a helpful tool for diagnosis,assessment of prognosis and follow-up of patients with neutropenic enterocolitis.The ultrasonographically revealed bowel thickness reflects the severity and the course of the disease, and seems to be predictive for the clinical outcome.
探讨中性粒细胞减少性小肠结肠炎患者诊断及随访时的超声特征。
描述并评估14例中性粒细胞减少性小肠结肠炎患者的超声检查结果,并分析其症状及临床转归。
所有中性粒细胞减少性小肠结肠炎患者的回盲部均受累,肠壁增厚>10 mm。常见表现为透壁性炎症模式、增厚肠壁血管增多及腹腔游离液体。超声显示的肠壁厚度与致死性结局相关(P<0.03)。在11例存活患者中,临床症状的改善伴随着肠壁厚度的逐渐减小。
肠道的高端超声检查是诊断、评估中性粒细胞减少性小肠结肠炎患者预后及进行随访的有用工具。超声显示的肠壁厚度反映了疾病的严重程度及病程,似乎对临床结局具有预测作用。