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Gaillard F, Saber M, Bell D, et al. Backwash ileitis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 11 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6830
Backwash ileitis is seen in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), where the entire colon is involved. In such cases the terminal ileum is oedematous.
Backwash ileitis extends contiguously backward from the caecum without skip regions. One source estimates it to occur in 6% of patients with UC, and these patients all have moderately to marked active caecal ulcerative colitis.
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