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Can a normal xray show thickning of the colon? currently waiting for a colonoscopy but xray was normal. thankyou
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A standard xray: of the abdomen will not reliably demonstrate colon wall thickening. It can show it if severe, but if the xray looks normal it doesn't exclude it.
Answered 7/23/2014
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