Multi–detector row CT: spectrum of diseases involving the ileocecal area

C Hoeffel, MD Crema, A Belkacem, L Azizi, M Lewin… - Radiographics, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
The ileocecal area is a relatively short segment of the gastrointestinal tract but may be
affected by pathologic conditions that are either common throughout the gastrointestinal …

Rectal prolapse, rectal intussusception, rectocele, solitary rectal ulcer syndrome, and enterocele

RJF Felt-Bersma, ESM Tiersma, MA Cuesta - Gastroenterology clinics of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Rectal prolapse is best diagnosed by physical examination and by having the patient strain
as if to defecate; a laparoscopic rectopexy is the preferred treatment approach …

Update on imaging of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

C Tomas, P Soyer, A Dohan, X Dray… - World Journal of …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is a rare, autosomal dominant disease linked to a mutation
of the STK 11 gene and is characterized by the development of benign hamartomatous …

Colonic intussusception: clinical and radiographic features

MJ Gollub - American Journal of Roentgenology, 2011 - ajronline.org
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to comprehensively survey all CT-detected
ileocolic and colocolic intussusceptions at a cancer institute. MATERIALS AND METHODS …

Bowel intussusceptions in adults: the role of imaging

F Somma, A Faggian, N Serra, G Gatta, F Iacobellis… - La radiologia …, 2015 - Springer
Intestinal intussusception in adults is a rare condition, accounting for about 0.003–0.02% of
all hospital admissions. This condition in adults represents only 5% of all cases of …

Intussusception in adults: what radiologists should know

S Baleato-González, JC Vilanova… - Emergency …, 2012 - Springer
Adult intussusception (AI) is a rare entity with an organic lesion within the intussusception in
70–90% of the cases. Intussusception is classified according to location, etiology, and to the …

Intestinal intussusception in adults: location, causes, symptoms, and therapeutic management

CGC Sixto, S Baleato-González, JDG Palacios… - Radiología (English …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Intestinal intussusception is difficult to diagnose in adults because the symptoms
are nonspecific. However, most have structural causes that require surgical treatment. This …

Imaging acute complications in cancer patients: what should be evaluated in the emergency setting?

MD Guimaraes, AGV Bitencourt, E Marchiori… - Cancer Imaging, 2014 - Springer
Increased incidence world-wide of cancer and increased survival has also resulted in
physicians seeing more complications in patients with cancer. In many cases, complications …

Point of care abdominal ultrasound

JJ Li, Z Boivin, S Bhalodkar, R Liu - Seminars in ultrasound, CT and MRI, 2024 - Elsevier
Abdominal pain is a common emergency department complaint, and point-of-care
ultrasound (POCUS) of the abdomen is increasingly being utilized to evaluate clinical …

Beyond appendicitis; radiologic review of unusual and rare pathology of the appendix

JJ Hines, GK Paek, P Lee, L Wu, DS Katz - Abdominal Radiology, 2016 - Springer
Appendicitis is a very common cause of acute abdominal pathology, however, many other
pathologic conditions of the appendix can be diagnosed utilizing CT. Examples of these …