Abstract
With the increasing use of computerized tomography (CT), it has become more important to recognize patterns of diseased bowel on CT. We report the CT appearance of the “string sign,” which represents narrowing of the bowel lumen by thickening of the bowel wall or mesentery.
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Schnur, M.J., Weiner, S.N. The “String sign” on computerized tomography. Gastrointest Radiol 7, 43–46 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887604
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887604