Rivka Zissin

..As CT is frequently performed for suspected SBO, an ovoid, short intraluminal mottled mass seen at the site of an obstruction may be regarded as a pathognomonic preoperative sign of an obstructing phytobezoar...

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..The CT findings of the obstruction of both the afferent and the efferent limbs are demonstrated, with emphasis on the characteristic CT features of afferent loop syndrome...

..Patient management in these cases, however, is based most often on the clinical condition...

..This diagnosis was confirmed at surgery, where a small bowel resection was performed and a benign lipoma of the ileum was found...

..We report a rare case of small bowel obstruction related to a surgically proved left-side paraduodenal hernia detected on abdominal computed tomography...

..Radiologists should be familiar with this rare entity, as awareness of its pathognomonic CT features will aid in establishing the correct diagnosis as well as in offering a tentative etiology as a guide for treatment...

..We report a woman with two painful abdominal-wall masses within the scar of a previous cesarian section. The CT findings and the differential diagnosis are presented...

..Enhanced CT has a supplementary role in detecting active bleeding that provides an indication for angiographic therapy. Awareness of this optional treatment improve patient's outcome...

..This pictorial article reviews and demonstrates the CT findings of postoperative anatomic changes, as well as various postoperative complications following splenectomy...

..This pictorial article reviews and demonstrates the CT findings of normal postoperative anatomic changes, as well as different postoperative complications following various colonic operative techniques...

..This pictorial article reviews and demonstrates the CT findings of a variety of anticoagulant-related hematomas at various anatomical locations in the abdomen...

..Radiologists should be familiar with its appearance as it may mimic oral or vascular contrast within the gastrointestinal tract, a finding that may lead to a diagnostic error or misinterpretation...

..This pictorial review illustrates the CT findings of small bowel perforation caused by various clinical entities...

..This pictorial review will illustrate the CT findings of colorectal perforation caused by various clinical entities...

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..A correct diagnosis of this may be crucial and requires prompt surgical intervention; radiologists should be familiar with their classic CT appearance...

..Alternatively, APN should be included in the differential diagnosis of systemic diseases that cause gallbladder wall thickening to avoid misdiagnosing it as acute cholecystitis...

..Nowadays, the use of imaging has dramatically changed the way we approach children admitted to emergency room for abdominal pain with suspected AA. This change is mainly manifested in our diagnostic strategy...

..Considering the hazards of pulmonary aspiration of oral contrast material (OCM) during general anesthesia, we investigated the gastric emptying time (GET) of OCM in children and adolescents undergoing abdominal computed tomography (CT)...

..However, with increasing use of CT scanning in the evaluation of patients with abdominal pain, the diagnosis of intussusception can be readily suggested by the radiologist because of its virtually pathognomonic appearance on CT...

..We report a rare case of SBO related to a surgically proven paracecal hernia, diagnosed on an abdominal CT scan preoperatively...

..However, in Crohn's Disease patients with an abdominal wall abscess, we found a high failure rate despite initial adequate drainage. We suggest that surgical resection of the diseased bowel segment should be the definitive therapy...

..Abdominal CT should be performed when clinical or laboratory findings or the mechanism of trauma suggest renal injury...

..Major hemorrhage may be more likely in older patients, in patients with chronic liver disease and impaired renal function, in patients receiving prolonged enoxaparin therapy, and in patients receiving warfarin or proton pump inhibitors...

..To study cardiovascular calcifications, detected by computed tomography, in patients following mediastinal radiation for Hodgkin lymphoma, and correlate them with clinical findings...

..It occurred in our patients more often in the mediastinum, in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma rather than in patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and only in patients with the aggressive type of disease...

..001). CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that the presence of minimal pelvic fluid in children of all ages and both sexes is a physiologic finding and should be evaluated in the appropriate clinical context...

..Acute renal infarction is an oft-missed diagnosis. As a result, its true incidence, although presumed to be low, is actually unknown. Surprisingly, the medical literature on the subject, other than anecdotal case reports, is scarce...

..In this report we present PI occurring in three patients with different autoimmune conditions and review the literature...