10.1055/b-0034-87862 Liver: Portal Venous System and Hepatic Veins Table 2.6 Abnormal porta hepatis Diagnosis Findings Comments Pseudotumor caused by bowel loops US: multiple attempts at visualization and peristalsis usually suffice….
10.1055/b-0034-87871 Peritoneum and Peritoneal Cavity Table 2.59 Clear peritoneal fluid (ascites) Diagnosis Findings Comments Normal finding Small pouches of fluid between bowel loops or in Douglas pouch. Visible in up…
10.1055/b-0034-87872 Abdominal Masses Imaging is essential in management of suspected abdominal masses. Data to be obtained are the composition of the mass (solid, cystic, or mixed), its limits, its location…
10.1055/b-0034-87866 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Stomach Dilatation Table 2.36 Gastric dilatation Diagnosis Findings Comments Aerophagia Marked gastric distention due to swallowed air Caused by crying. May be exacerbated during feeding in…
10.1055/b-0034-87869 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Ileocecal Area A large number of GI diseases can manifest as right lower quadrant (RLQ) acute pain, and some of them are potentially surgical. Knowledge of…
10.1055/b-0034-87865 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Esophagus Displacement and Compression Esophageal displacement can be demonstrated by means of an upper GI (UGI) study, MRI, or CT. Table 2.30 Esophageal displacement Diagnosis Findings…
10.1055/b-0034-87867 The Gastrointestinal Tract: Small Bowel The diagnosis of small-bowel diseases is a challenge to the clinician because of the overlapping of nonspecific symptoms. Disorders affecting the small bowel are…
10.1055/b-0034-87864 The Spleen The spleen is a wedge-shaped organ that is convex supero-laterally and concave inferomedially with a vascular hilum. It can be affected either by primary pathologic process or…
10.1055/b-0034-87851 Thorax: The Lungs Diffuse Lung Disease Lung Disease in the Neonate The differential diagnosis for diffuse lung disease in the neonatal period is relatively narrow. The final diagnosis is…
10.1055/b-0034-87852 Thorax: Pleura and Diaphragms Pneumothorax Table 1.36 Pneumothorax patterns Diagnosis Findings Comments Lateral pneumothorax Clear lung edge visible with thin pleural line. Erect or semierect. Apical pneumothorax Clear lung…
