Revisão dos métodos de diagnóstico por imagem na avaliação da doença de Crohn

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel diseases are characterized by a chronic and continuous inflammation process, which may be ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease (DC), which affects the gastrointestinal tract promoting inflammation of the mucosa, and manifestations can occur from the beginning to the end of the system digestive tract discontinuously. The present article deals with a bibliographic study, in which the most common diagnostic imaging methods aimed at the early identification of CD were described. The study was conducted from searches in electronic databases using the descriptors "inflammatory bowel disease", "contrast medium", "imaging". We included articles that had in the title and in the abstract topics related to the subject, fulfilling the criterion of inclusion: articles of the last 10 years, including international materials. Considering the high number of cases of CD and the number of false diagnoses as soon as the symptoms of CD are confounded with other intestinal changes, this article compares the colonoscopy, contrast-x-ray, entero-CT, and enter- early diagnosis, cost and applicability. Considering that the confirmatory diagnosis, when in an early stage of the disease can provide a greater survival to the patient, with an improvement in the quality of life, it is of great value the knowledge of the diagnostic methods available for the clarification of the CD. With this review it was possible to identify the advantages and disadvantages of each diagnostic method and its applicability according to the stage in which the pathology is.