Symptoms of fibrosing colonopathy
| Symptoms of FC are documented as182: | ||
| Clinical symptoms | Clinical signs | Imaging characteristics |
| Failure to thrive, persistent malabsorption despite enzyme therapy | Bloody diarrhoea | Loss of haustrations (sacs formed during colonic movements to facilitate the movement of faeces through the colon), also referred to as a ‘lead pipe’ colon (appearance of a smooth colonic wall on imaging) |
| Persistent abdominal pain with obstruction/distension | Chylous ascites | Dilatation of terminal ileum |
| Reduced peristalsis | Thickened bowel wall | |