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Three cases of transient ischemic colitis are described in which the typical thumbprinting sign was obliterated by air insufflation during double-contrast barium enema examination. The causes of this sign, the possible mechanism of its loss during double-contrast enema, and implications of this are discussed.
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Bartram, C.I. Obliteration of thumbprinting with double-contrast enemas in acute ischemic colitis. Gastrointest Radiol 4, 85–88 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887502
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