Case 74
Clinical Presentation
A 52-year-old woman presents with abdominal pain.
(A) Small-bowel follow-through shows diffuse, regularly thickened small-bowel folds (arrow). (B) Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) in the arterial phase shows diffuse bowel wall thickening with a two-layer appearance: hyperdense mucosa (arrow) surrounded by a hypodense (water-density) submucosa (arrowhead). Small arrows indicate edematous fat.
Differential Diagnosis
• Diffuse bowel wall edema:
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