Mastocytosis
Peptic ulcer disease and malabsorption Duodenum and SB: Thick folds, fast transit Mucosal nodularity (2-3 mm sand-like nodules) – Fluid-distended lumen of SB • Hepatomegaly (40% of adult cases) • Biliary tree: Infiltration…
Peptic ulcer disease and malabsorption Duodenum and SB: Thick folds, fast transit Mucosal nodularity (2-3 mm sand-like nodules) – Fluid-distended lumen of SB • Hepatomegaly (40% of adult cases) • Biliary tree: Infiltration…
Aortic arch, left main bronchus, retrocardiac • Findings on esophagram (double contrast) Solitary or localized cluster of tiny ulcers distributed circumferentially on normal background mucosa Punctate, linear, stellate, serpiginous, or ovoid;…
Intravenous contrast for CT or MR Double contrast barium enema TOP DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES • Adenocarcinoma Short, focal, “apple core” lesion < 10 cm in length More likely to cause colonic obstruction…
Dilated stomach with decreased or absent peristalsis TOP DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES • Gastric outlet obstruction • Postoperative state, stomach • Intestinal scleroderma • Cystic fibrosis, abdominal signs • Gastric bezoar PATHOLOGY • Idiopathic: No identifiable cause in…
Lesser omentumGreater peritoneal cavityGastrosplenic ligamentLesser sac (omental bursa)Splenorenal ligament(Top) The borders of the lesser sac (omental bursa) include the lesser omentum, which conveys the common bile duct and hepatic and…
Pharyngoesophageal junction: C5-6 level • Videofluoroscopic recording: Frontal, lateral, and oblique Rapid sequence filmong required for demonstration TOP DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES • Cervical osteophytes (indentation) Large anterior cervical osteophytes can impinge on pharyngoesophageal…
At angle between bulb and descending duodenum Acute angulation as duodenum becomes retroperitoneal, accentuates fold • May even simulate ulcerated mass, with barium trapped between mucosal folds • Changeable appearance on upper…
Herpes: Multiple small, discrete, punched-out ulcers on background of normal mucosa CMV and HIV: 1 or more large, flat ulcers HPV: Multiple papillary excrescences EBV: Deep, linear ulcers TOP DIFFERENTIAL…