Partial Gastrectomy: Bilroth Procedures

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 Antrectomy with gastroduodenostomy • Billroth 2 (B2) procedure  Distal gastrectomy with gastrojejunostomy • Surgery for gastric cancer  May be some variant of B1 or B2, up to total gastrectomy • Complications include recurrent…

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Meckel Diverticulum

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 50% contain ectopic gastric mucosa  90% present with GI bleeding in children IMAGING • Rule of 2s  Seen in ∼ 2% of population  Located within 2 feet of ileocecal valve  Length…

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Transmesenteric Postoperative Hernia

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 Most commonly Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and liver transplantation  Much more common when Roux loop is placed in retrocolic position • Almost always congenital in children  May be secondary to prenatal intestinal…

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Viral Hepatitis

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 Hepatitis B and C are major variants  Only hepatitis B and hepatitis C cause chronic disease  Hepatitis C is leading cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in USA • Role of…

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Gallbladder Polyps

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 Large polyps may show internal color flow vascularity  “Comet tail” artifacts suggest cholesterol polyp • CT: Useful for staging in larger polyps where ↑ risk of malignancy  Difficult to visualize many polyps…

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Portal Hypertension and Varices

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 Ascites: Fluid in dependent recesses of peritoneal cavity  Splenomegaly: Spleen is enlarged > 500 cc  Varices: Well-defined, tubular or serpentine collateral vessels with same enhancement as adjacent veins – Usually opacify on venous…

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HELLP Syndrome

Nov 16, 2016 by in GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING Comments Off on HELLP Syndrome

 Intrahepatic or subcapsular fluid collection (hematoma) on US or CT • CT not ideal due to radiation dose, but may be necessary in severe cases • US: Irregular or wedge-shaped liver hemorrhage…

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Passive Hepatic Congestion

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 Early retrograde enhancement of dilated inferior vena cava (IVC) and hepatic veins (HVs)  Heterogeneous, mottled, reticulated, mosaic hepatic parenchymal pattern  Periportal low attenuation (perivascular lymphedema)  Hepatomegaly and ascites • US: Loss…

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Asplenia and Polysplenia

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 Absent spleen in virtually all patients  Congenital heart disease in ∼ 100% of patients  Bilateral trilobed lungs  Malrotation in most patients  Aorta and inferior vena cava (IVC) are frequently ipsilateral…

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Splenomegaly and Hypersplenism

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 Congestive – Right heart failure, portal hypertension, sickle cell disease (in acute setting), and splenic vein thrombosis  Hematologic – Polycythemia vera, myelofibrosis, and hemoglobinopathies  Inflammatory/infectious – Mononucleosis and HIV/AIDS most common infections to…

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