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KEY FACTS Terminology Life-threatening, necrotizing enterocolitis occurring primarily in severely neutropenic patients Imaging Best imaging tool: CECT with multiplanar reformations Massive mural thickening of cecal ± ascending colon wall – Other segments of colon and small bowel can be affected…
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KEY FACTS Terminology Hardened and impacted mass of feces that cannot be passed and obstructs colonic lumen Stercoral ulceration Pressure necrosis of bowel lumen by fecal mass You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and…
KEY FACTS Terminology Colonic inflammation due to bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic infections Imaging Best imaging tool: CECT with multiplanar reformations Mucosal hyperenhancement, marked submucosal edema, ascites Multiple air-fluid levels, inflamed pericolonic fat Ultrasound findings Symmetric wall thickening and submucosal…
Embryology and Congenital Malformations The ascending and transverse colon, along with the small intestine, are part of the embryologic midgut, which undergoes marked elongation beginning in the 6th week of fetal development. To accommodate this increased length, the midgut herniates…
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KEY FACTS Terminology Spectrum of hereditary and nonhereditary polyposis syndromes characterized by gastrointestinal (GI) tract polyps and other associated lesions Imaging CT enterography is best imaging tool (multiplanar, contrast enhanced) Best diagnostic clue Cluster of small filling defects in small…
KEY FACTS Terminology Isolated small bowel transplant (SB Tx) is primarily for "short gut syndrome" Multivisceral Tx (SB, liver, ± pancreas, ± part of stomach) Usually for liver failure due to chronic total parenteral nutrition (TPN) Donor bowel has copious…