Items tagged “small bowel”

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Intestinal malrotation

Intestinal malrotation is a congenital anatomical anomaly that results from an abnormal rotation of the gut as it returns to the abdominal cavity during embryogenesis. In incomplete rotation, the midgut does not rotate more than 180°, thus cephalad (prearterial or proximal) portion of the midgu...
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Ileal atresia - proximal

  Diagnosis certain
Paresh K Desai
Published 25 Mar 2009
72% complete
X-ray Barium
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Ileal atresia

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 02 Apr 2009
88% complete
X-ray Fluoroscopy
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Duodenal web

  Diagnosis certain
Michael Sargent
Published 06 Apr 2009
66% complete
Barium
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Crohn disease - comb sign

  Diagnosis almost certain
Natalie Yang
Published 17 Aug 2009
65% complete
CT
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Comb sign (mesentery)

The comb sign refers to the hypervascular appearance of the mesentery in active Crohn disease. Fibrofatty proliferation and perivascular inflammatory infiltration outline the distended intestinal arcades. This forms linear densities on the mesenteric side of the affected segments of small bowel,...
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Crohn disease

Crohn disease, also known as regional enteritis, is an idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by widespread discontinuous gastrointestinal tract inflammation. The terminal ileum and proximal colon are most often affected. Extraintestinal disease is common. Epidemiology The diagnos...
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Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (small bowel)

  Diagnosis certain
Natalie Yang
Published 30 Aug 2009
92% complete
Annotated image CT
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Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome

Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS), formerly known as meconium ileus equivalent, is one of the many abdominal manifestations of cystic fibrosis. In older children or young adults with cystic fibrosis, the distal small bowel may become obstructed with a mucofaeculent material in the di...
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SMA thromboembolism and splenic infarcts

  Diagnosis certain
Natalie Yang
Published 03 Sep 2009
74% complete
CT
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Jejunal atresia

Jejunal atresia is a congenital anomaly characterized by obliteration of the lumen of the jejunum. The site of the atresia can be anywhere from the ligament of Treitz to the jejunoileal junction. There can be more than one atretic segment. This article will focus on jejunal atresia alone, howev...
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Jejunal atresia

  Diagnosis almost certain
Hani Makky Al Salam
Published 10 Nov 2009
75% complete
X-ray Barium Fluoroscopy
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Intestinal malrotation and midgut volvulus

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 22 Dec 2009
88% complete
X-ray Barium
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Midgut volvulus

  Diagnosis certain
Jeremy Jones
Published 09 Jan 2010
94% complete
Barium
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Midgut volvulus

  Diagnosis almost certain
Laughlin Dawes
Published 05 Feb 2010
50% complete
CT
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Whirlpool sign (mesentery)

The whirlpool sign of the mesentery, also known as the whirl sign, is seen when the bowel rotates around its mesentery leading to whirls of the mesenteric vessels.  Terminology The term whirlpool sign is used in other contexts: see whirlpool sign (disambiguation). Radiographic features It is...
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Scleroderma (gastrointestinal manifestations)

Gastrointestinal manifestations of scleroderma can occur in up to 90% of patients with scleroderma 2 with the most common site of gastrointestinal involvement being the esophagus. After skin changes and Raynaud phenomenon, gastrointestinal changes are the third most common manifestation of scler...
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Scleroderma - small bowel involvement

  Diagnosis certain
Andrew Dixon
Published 03 May 2010
97% complete
Barium
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Small bowel stricture

  Diagnosis certain
Paresh K Desai
Published 28 Sep 2010
83% complete
CT
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Scleroderma - musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal manifestations

  Diagnosis probable
The Radswiki
Published 20 Oct 2010
46% complete
X-ray Fluoroscopy

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