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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2016; 26(02): 161-172
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.184417
Abdominal Imaging

Intestinal tuberculosis versus crohn's disease: Clinical and radiological recommendations

Raju Sharma
Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Kumble S Madhusudhan
Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
,
Vineet Ahuja
Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Intestinal tuberculosis is a common clinical problem in India. The clinical features of this disease are nonspecific and can be very similar to Crohn's disease. Radiological evaluation of the small bowel has undergone a paradigm shift in the last decade. This long tubular organ that has traditionally been difficult to evaluate can now be well-visualized by some innovative imaging and endoscopic techniques. This article highlights the state-of-the-art evaluation of ulceroconstrictive diseases of the bowel and provides recommendations for the differentiation of intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn's disease.

Keywords

Barium studies - Crohn’s disease - enterography - ileocecal tuberculosis - intestinal tuberculosis


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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