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. 2011 Feb;84(998):112–119. doi: 10.1259/bjr/71649888

Table 2. Degree of small bowel loop's distension in CT enterography with polyethylene glycol (PEG-CT) and in CT enteroclysis (CT-E).

0 Absent
1 Incomplete
2 Partial
3 Complete
PEG-CT CT-E PEG-CT CT-E PEG-CT CT-E PEG-CT CT-E p-value
PJ 10 (13.5) 3 (4) 15 (20) 4 (6) 20 (26.5) 9 (13) 30 (40) 54 (77) 0.0000*
DJ 5 (6.5) 3 (4) 10 (13.5) 3 (4) 15 (20) 5 (7.5) 45 (60) 59 (84.5) 0.0022*
PI 2 (2.5) 1 (1.5) 5 (6.5) 3 (4) 10 (13.5) 4 (6) 58 (77.5) 62 (88.5) 0.1164
DI 2 (2.5) 0 (0) 4 (5.5) 2 (3) 5 (6.5) 4 (6) 64 (85.5) 64 (91) 0.3779
LIL 1 (1.5) 2 (3) 5 (6.5) 2 (3) 9 (12) 3 (4) 60 (80) 63 (90) 0.1483

Results are presented as number of patients with corresponding percentage of total patient number in parentheses. PJ, proximal jejunum; DJ, distal jejunum; PI, proximal ileum; DI, distal ileum; LIL, last ileal loop.

*p<0.05: statistically significant difference.