Radiological Diagnosis of Ischemic Colitis

Abstract

Five cases of ischemic colitis were clinically followed and examined by double contrast method.
Radiological changes of the disease at the acute phase consisted of narrowing of the lumen, "thumb-printing" and ragged "saw-tooth" irregularity.
The next stage followed by acute phase was characterized by the longitudinal ulcer accompanied with multiple sacculation and one-sided stricture. Along with healing process of the longitudinal ulcer, sacculation and one-sided stricture became rapidly manifest within a month from the onset.
Longitudinal ulcer formation was found in four of the five cases. The remaining one case had irregular-shaped, shallow and circumferential ulcers. And this case revealed bilateral stricutre and showed few sacculation.