CT of the stomach and duodenum. Part II: Pathology.

A survey is provided of the CT appearance of the pathological stomach based on a retrospective study on 262 patients. The CT appearance of gastric tumours, pancreatic pathology involving the stomach, oesophago-cardiac varices, ulcers, duodenal pathology is described. The results were compared with those of conventional barium meal examination. The possibilities and limitations of CT in the radiodiagnosis of the stomach are discussed.