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
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25 Mar 2009
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Ileal atresia
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02 Apr 2009
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Duodenal web
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06 Apr 2009
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Crohn disease - comb sign
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17 Aug 2009
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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)
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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
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03 Sep 2009
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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
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10 Nov 2009
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Intestinal malrotation and midgut volvulus
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22 Dec 2009
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Midgut volvulus
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09 Jan 2010
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Midgut volvulus
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05 Feb 2010
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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
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03 May 2010
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Small bowel stricture
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28 Sep 2010
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Scleroderma - musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal manifestations
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20 Oct 2010
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