Segmental dilatation of the small bowel: report of three cases and literature review
| Autor: | J F Leditschke, J Bell, J Tait, D Lisle, J Ratcliffe |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Radiography Lumen (anatomy) Lesion Laparotomy Intestine Small medicine Humans Abnormalities Multiple Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Child business.industry digestive oral and skin physiology Infant Newborn digestive system diseases Surgery Contrast medium medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Abdomen Female Radiology medicine.symptom Abnormality Complication business Dilatation Pathologic |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 171:827-830 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| DOI: | 10.1148/radiology.171.3.2655007 |
| Popis: | Segmental dilatation of the small bowel is a rare congenital abnormality that occurs mainly in children and produces significant nonspecific symptoms. The authors reviewed 33 cases reported in the literature and present three new cases in which the lesion was demonstrated on radiographs obtained before laparotomy. These cases showed the spectrum of symptoms and characteristic radiologic features of this condition in both plain abdominal radiographs and barium studies. Plain radiographs of the abdomen may show an isolated loop of bowel containing an air-fluid level. The characteristic finding in barium studies of the small bowel is a localized dilatation of the small bowel lumen with afferent and efferent loops. In the absence of a complication or coexistent cause of obstruction, the transit time of contrast medium through the small bowel is not delayed. The radiologic examination is useful in diagnosis, and the condition is cured with surgery. |
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