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.
Although some individuals live their entire life with a malrotated bowel without associated symptoms, the abnormality does pred...
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Ileal atresia - proximal

Diagnosis certain
Published 25 Mar 2009
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Ileal atresia

Diagnosis certain
Published 02 Apr 2009
88% complete
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Duodenal web

Diagnosis certain
Published 06 Apr 2009
75% complete
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Crohn disease - comb sign

Diagnosis almost certain
Published 17 Aug 2009
65% complete
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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
Published 30 Aug 2009
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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
Published 03 Sep 2009
65% complete
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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 but be...
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Jejunal atresia

Diagnosis almost certain
Published 10 Nov 2009
75% complete
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Intestinal malrotation and midgut volvulus

Diagnosis certain
Published 22 Dec 2009
88% complete
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Midgut volvulus

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

Diagnosis almost certain
Published 05 Feb 2010
50% complete
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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
Published 03 May 2010
97% complete
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Small bowel stricture

Diagnosis certain
Published 28 Sep 2010
83% complete
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Scleroderma - musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal manifestations

Diagnosis probable
Published 20 Oct 2010
43% complete
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