CT features of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with acute abdominal pain: emphasis on ischemic bowel disease

• Published in: Radiology Vol. 211; no. 1; p. 203
• Main Authors: Byun, J Y, Ha, H K, Yu, S Y, Min, J K, Park, S H, Kim, H Y, Chun, K A, Choi, K H, Ko, B H, Shinn, K S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1999
• Subjects: Abdomen, Acute - diagnostic imaging; Abdomen, Acute - etiology; Adult; Female; Humans; Intestinal Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Intestinal Diseases - etiology; Intestines - blood supply; Ischemia - diagnostic imaging; Ischemia - etiology; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnostic imaging; Male; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

To evaluate the computed tomographic (CT) features of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in patients with acute abdominal pain. Special emphasis was placed on the analysis of ischemic bowel disease. The authors retrospectively reviewed the images from 39 abdominal CT examinations performed in 33 pat...