Sonographic Assessment Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease In The Emergency Department: A Case Series And Review Of The Literature
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND(2021)
Abstract
The use of sonography for diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been reported in the radiology literature but is not common practice in the hands of emergency physicians (EPs). We present a series of three cases where IBD was managed by an EP using point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS), and discuss the sonographic features of IBD including bowel wall thickening, increased blood flow on color Doppler, infiltration of surrounding fatty tissue, and presence of intraperitoneal fluid. Complications such as bowel strictures and peri-colic abscess are also described. We suggest that the use of POCUS for the assessment of IBD patients in the ED may expedite both diagnosis and treatment, as well as minimize the use of additional imaging.
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Key words
abdomen, emergency department, inflammatory bowel disease, POCUS
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