Items tagged “abdomen”
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Small bowel obstruction (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) accounts for 80% of all mechanical intestinal obstruction; the remaining 20% result from large bowel obstruction. It has a mortality rate of 5.5%.
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Large bowel obstruction (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Large bowel obstruction (LBO) occurs when there is mechanical obstruction of the large bowel and is often impressive on imaging on account of the ability of the large bowel to massively distend. This condition requires prom...
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Bowel perforation (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Bowel perforation is an acute surgical emergency where there is a release of gastric or intestinal contents into the peritoneal space.
Reference article
This is a summary article; read more in our article on bowel perfora...
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Gallbladder cholesterol polyp
Published
21 Jan 2015
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Fecal peritonitis
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23 Dec 2016
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Sigmoid volvulus vs cecal volvulus
The following points may be helpful to distinguish between sigmoid volvulus and cecal volvulus on plain film.
Sigmoid volvulus
arises in the pelvis (left lower quadrant)
extends towards the right upper quadrant
ahaustral in appearance
sigmoid volvulus causes obstruction of the distal large ...
Case
Calcified ureteric stent
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26 Sep 2018
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Situs inversus totalis
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29 May 2019
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Lacunar ligament
The lacunar ligament, also known as Gimbernat’s ligament, is a crescent-shaped ligament that extends between the inguinal ligament and pectineal ligament, close to their point of insertion to the pubic tubercle.
Gross anatomy
The lacunar ligament is an extension of the medial end of the inguin...
Case
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
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19 Feb 2020
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Subdiaphragmatic free gas
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28 Apr 2020
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Appendicular abscess
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17 Nov 2020
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CT
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Fecal impaction
Fecal impaction is the inability to spontaneously evacuate solid feces. It is common in the elderly population. A severe form of fecal impaction is often referred to as a fecaloma.
Terminology
Fecal loading is a poorly defined term but generally refers to the volume of fecal material in the c...
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Incarcerated obturator hernia
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09 Mar 2021
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Hepatocellular carcinoma
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16 Mar 2021
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Paraduodenal pancreatitis
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14 Apr 2021
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Rosenbach sign (hemiplegia)
Rosenbach sign or phenomenon is a clinical sign described in hemiplegia.
The sign refers to the absence of an abdominal wall skin reflex when stroking the paralyzed side of a patient; conversely on the unaffected side, the reflex is normal 1.
See also
Rosenbach gave his name to two other cli...
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Double beak sign
The double beak sign refers to the sudden tapering that two adjacent intestinal loops show in the internal hernia at the transition point of the closed loop obstruction.
The marked reduction in caliber results in distension of the afferent and efferent intestinal loops.
History and etymology
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Seminoma
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22 May 2022
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Right gastric vein
The right gastric vein, also known as pyloric vein, forms part of the venous drainage network of the stomach and proximal duodenum. It is a tributary of the portal vein.
Gross anatomy
Location
The right gastric vein courses parallel to the right gastric artery adjacent to the lesser curvature...
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