The ultrasonic findings in intussusception of the blind loop in a jejunoileal bypass for obesity
โ Scribed by Dennis A. Sarti; Marshall A. Zablen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 255 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
A 34 year old woman with bowel bypass surgery and persistent abdominal pain had intussusception of the blind loop, which was visualized on an abdominal ultrasound examination. The ultrasonic and radiographic findings are compared and presented. Ultrasound should prove to be an invaluable tool in evaluating abdominal pain in bowel bypass patients.
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Jejunoileal bypass (JIB) is a well known cause of steatohepatitis, which may, on occasion, progress to cirrhosis and require liver transplantation. We report 3 patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for steatohepatitic cirrhosis secondary to JIB in which the JIB was left intac