Ultrasound examination of gastrointestinal tract diseases
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 371-379, 2000.
Artículo
en Inglés
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-58572
ABSTRACT
With recent technical advances, increasing use of sonography in the initial evaluation of patients with abdominal disease may allow the detection of unexpected tumor within the abdominal cavity. Easiness of sonographic detection of bowel pathology, purposely or unexpectedly, warrants the inclusion of bowel loops during ultrasound examination when a patient complains of symptoms indicating diseases of the bowel. In patients complaining of acute abdominal symptoms or nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms and showing signs such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, hematochezia, change of bowel habit, or bowel obstruction, sonography may reveal the primary causes and may play a definitive role in making a diagnosis. On ultrasonography, abnormal lesions may appear as fungating mass with eccentrically located bowel lumen (pseudokidney sign) or symmetrical or asymmetrical, encircling thickening of the colonic wall (target sign). In patients with mass or wall thickening detected on ultrasonography, additional work-up such as barium study, CT or endoscopy would be occasionally necessary for making a specific diagnosis.
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Asunto principal:
Apendicitis
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Estómago
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Neoplasias Colorrectales
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Enfermedades Inflamatorias del Intestino
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Ultrasonografía
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Diverticulitis
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Enfermedades Gastrointestinales
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Neoplasias Gastrointestinales
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Abdomen Agudo
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Obstrucción Intestinal
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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