typhlitis
necrotizing inflammation of the colon in neutropenic patients
- cecum ("typhlon" in Greek) most frequent site
- patients with leukemia, terminal lymphoma, aplastic anemia, cyclic neutropenia
- symptoms: abdominal pain, diarrhea
xray findings:
- SBO
- soft-tissue mass in right lower quadrant
- thumbprinting due to bowel wall edema
- intramural gas
- bowel wall thickening
ultrasound findings:
- thickening of bowel mucosa
- intraluminal fluid
- pericecal fluid
- abdominal abscess
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