To facilitate the percutaneous drainage of an afferent-loop small-intestine obstruction, we used sonography to detect visceral adhesions and select a safe puncture route. The portion of the small intestine that was fixed to the anterior abdominal wall was sonographically identified by using a high-f
The ultrasound findings in an obstructed afferent loop
โ Scribed by J. Bruce Hauser; Robert J. Stanley; Guillermo Geisse
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1974
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 237 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
The widest application of abdominal ultrasonography is the determination of location and character of abdominal masses. Retroperitoneal, pancreatic, aortic, hepatic and renal masses have been well described (1). We are reporting a case of an obstructed afferent loop visualized by ultrasound.
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