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Enteroclysis improve the study and diagnosis of Crohn

An advanced imaging technique p Enables you to perform fuller patients with MRI and CT. Proof of name enteroclysis is largely in people suffering the disease of

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So far in Spain, only a few hospitals in the cities of Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Malaga perform this imaging technique that provides more complete digestion studies especially for patients with Crohn's disease and allows a more thorough assessment of the intestinal mucosa.

Basically radio units perform a diagnostic test that combines the traditional with a more advanced through the use of magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography (CT) for diagnosis and study of inflammatory problems.

With this type of combined events are displayed and access to intestinal fistulas can not be otherwise, and also gives a more accurate and can be known more accurately the response to treatment or to assess the complications bowel disease is occurring in areas adjacent to the disease.

In most cases these are more complete studies in patients previously diagnosed with conventional enteroclysis technique with complications in their treatment or because of an outbreak of Crohn's disease.

In these hospitals, Crohn's disease is the most requires the use of this imaging technique to diagnose and study primarily inflammatory bowel disease and all kinds of intestinal polyps, tumors, radiation enteritis and intestinal mucosal disorders, such as be celiac disease.

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Different types of Crohn's disease

A lot of people when your doctor diagnose and communicate just suffering from the Crohn's disease do not know what is going to face and is therefore very important to be familiar with the various ways in which the specialist can refer to specific type of disease we suffer, because depending on what area of the body is affected there as five different types. Each of these types covers slightly different symptoms and varies in intensity.

Recall that Crohn's disease, unlike ulcerative colitis, can affect any part of the digestive system or in other words from the mouth to the anus.

The most common type is the Ileocolitis Crohn's, affecting the ileum, or lower small intestine and . The most common symptoms experienced with this type is pain or cramping in the lower right or middle abdomen and diarrhea and weight loss. Like other types, as a result of inflammation, damage to the intestinal wall is common and can cause additional complications even require surgery.

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