Preferred Label : hide-bound bowel sign;
RADLEX synonyms : hidebound bowel;
Definition : Dilated bowel with tightly packed valvulae conniventes visible on barium study. Represents
smooth muscle atrophy and fibrosis, a gastrointestinal complication of scleroderma,
which also causes patient's skin to look hidebound.;
Source : Radiology 1999; 213:837-838;
Origin ID : RID35270;
Associated condition(s)
Dilated bowel with tightly packed valvulae conniventes visible on barium study. Represents
smooth muscle atrophy and fibrosis, a gastrointestinal complication of scleroderma,
which also causes patient's skin to look hidebound.