Abstract |
The width of the presacral space was measured prospectively at various levels in 100 persons without organic colonic or rectal disease who had barium enema X-ray examinations. A standard technique was employed. The most consistent measurement was obtained at the level opposite the S3-S4 disc space; readings varied between 2 mm and 16 mm. Using 16 mm as the upper limit of normal, and a similar technique of barium enema examination, the width of the presacral space at the S3-S4 disc level was measured in 66 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis--49; Crohn's colitis--17). The width did not correlate with the severity of the disease process as indicated by sigmoidoscopic examination in proximity in time to the radiological examination. There was a relationship between increased width of the presacral space and the duration of the disease process.
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Authors | M H Alp, M R Sage, A K Grant |
Journal | The Australian and New Zealand journal of surgery
(Aust N Z J Surg)
Vol. 48
Issue 2
Pg. 175-7
(Apr 1978)
ISSN: 0004-8682 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 280321
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Anthropometry
- Barium Sulfate
- Colitis, Ulcerative
(diagnostic imaging)
- Crohn Disease
(diagnostic imaging)
- Enema
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Radiography
- Sacrococcygeal Region
(diagnostic imaging)
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