Roentgenographic and Pathologic Aspects of Intestinal Scleroderma
Authors: E. RALPH HEINZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 December 1963Roentgenographic and Pathologic Aspects of Intestinal SclerodermaE. RALPH HEINZ, M.D., ALLEN J. STEINBERG, M.D., MARVIN A. SACKNER, M.D.E. RALPH HEINZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALLEN J. STEINBERG, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARVIN A. SACKNER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-6-822 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe atonic esophagus which empties only with the aid of gravity is a well known roentgenographic sign of scleroderma. It has been a useful corroborative finding in this disease. Most authors have emphasized the nonspecific nature of the abnormalities in the remainder of the gastrointestinal tract while conceding that the proximal small bowel is more severely involved (1-4). In recent years, it has been established that the patients may present with characteristic visceral manifestations of scleroderma with little or no skin alterations (5). The purpose of the present study is to direct attention toward recognition of specific roentgenographic signs of...References1. HALESCHATZKI CHR: The roentgenologic appearance of the gastrointestinal tract in scleroderma. Amer. J. Roentgen. 51: 407, 1944. Google Scholar2. HARPER RA: The radiologic manifestations of diffuse systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 46: 512, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. SOMMERVILLEBARGENPUGH RLJADG: Scleroderma of the small intestine. Postgrad. Med. 26: 356, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. REINHARDTBARRY JFWF: Scleroderma of the small bowel. Amer. J. Roentgen. 88: 687, 1962. Google Scholar5. RODNANFENNELL GPPH: Progressive systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma. JAMA 180: 665, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. 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SACKNER, M.D.Affiliations: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaFrom the Departments of Radiology, Medicine, and Pathology, and the Division of Cardiology, Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.This work was supported in part by a contract Nonr 2744-00 from the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy.Dr. Heinz is presently Visiting Fellow in Radiology, Neurological Institute, New York, N. Y.Dr. Sackner is American College of Physicians Research Fellow 1961-1964, Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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