Preferred Label : thumbprinting;
Definition : Indented filling defects of the colonic wall resemble impressions made by finger tips.
Sign is nonspecific; suggests any inflammatory or neoplastic process that produces
enlarged mucosal folds or polypoid masses.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35636;
Associated condition(s)
Indented filling defects of the colonic wall resemble impressions made by finger tips.
Sign is nonspecific; suggests any inflammatory or neoplastic process that produces
enlarged mucosal folds or polypoid masses.
