Items tagged “small bowel”
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Barium studies of the small bowel
Barium studies of the small intestine are still considered an effective modality to show the bowel loops in a cost-effective way.
Procedure
Small bowel follow through (SBFT) or transit study
routine investigation for delineation of all parts the small bowel
done with barium meal afte...
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Small bowel obstruction
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15 Apr 2013
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Intussusception (transient)
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11 Oct 2013
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Small bowel obstruction due to an incarcerated femoral hernia
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19 Oct 2013
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Small bowel perforation secondary to foreign body
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20 May 2014
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Rapidly growing small bowel lymphoma
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09 Jun 2014
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MR enterography
MR enterography (MRE) is a non-invasive technique for the diagnosis of small bowel disorders.
Note: This article is intended to outline some general principles of protocol design. The specifics will vary depending on MRI hardware and software, radiologist's and referrer's preference, institutio...
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Juvenile polyposis syndrome
Juvenile polyposis syndrome, also referred as familial juvenile polyposis, is one of the polyposis syndromes and consists of hundreds of juvenile polyps.
Epidemiology
Presentation in the second decade is most common 2.
Clinical presentation
Rectal bleeding, bowel obstruction and intussuscept...
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Terminal ileum
The terminal ileum (plural: ilea (rarely: ileums) is the most distal segment of small bowel. It immediately precedes the small bowel's connection with the colon through the ileocecal valve. It is of particular interest since a number of infectious and inflammatory processes preferentially involv...
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Peroral pneumocolon
Peroral pneumocolon is a technique that can be used during a small bowel follow through (SBFT) to better visualize the ascending colon and terminal ileum.
Procedure
The goal of a peroral pneumocolon is to create a double contrast study (oral contrast and gas) of the ascending colon and termina...
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Small bowel follow through
Small bowel follow through (SBFT) is a fluoroscopic technique designed to obtain high-resolution images of the small bowel. The motility of the small bowel can also be grossly evaluated.
Indications
The small bowel follow through can be useful for evaluation of:
strictures
obstruction
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Enteroclysis
Enteroclysis is a gastrointestinal technique designed to provide improved evaluation of the small bowel. The conventional fluoroscopic technique is not widely used since it is somewhat invasive, time and labor intensive, and not particularly pleasant for the patient. The exam also requires a deg...
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Intestinal angioedema
Intestinal angioedema, also known as bowel angioedema, is edema into the submucosal space of the bowel wall following protein extravasation from "leaky" vessels. It can affect both the small and large bowel.
Clinical presentation
Patients often present with non-specific findings of abdominal p...
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Jejunal diverticulitis - contained perforation
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19 Jun 2015
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Meckel diverticulum
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15 Jul 2015
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Paraduodenal hernia
Paraduodenal hernias are internal hernias due to failure of the descending or ascending colonic mesentery to fuse with the posterior parietal peritoneum. Left paraduodenal hernia is more common and can cause closed-loop bowel obstruction and infarction.
Clinical presentation
The patient may ha...
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Strangulated abdominal wall hernia
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15 Feb 2016
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Jejunum vs ileum
There are a few differences that can help differentiate jejunum and ileum 1-3:
location
jejunum: upper left part of the peritoneal cavity
ileum: lower right part of the peritoneal cavity
gross appearance
jejunum: greater caliber (<3 cm), thicker walls and more vascular
ileum: lesser calib...
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Intestinal malrotation
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07 Sep 2018
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Jejunal adenocarcinoma
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17 Feb 2019
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