There is increasing interest in nonrodent translational models for the study of human
disease. The pig, in particular, serves as a useful animal model for the study of …

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of the gastrointestinal tract provides vascular
information helpful for characterizing masses and other pathologies in and around the …

Background Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) commonly present with
fever, constitutional symptoms, and respiratory symptoms. However, atypical presentations …

An interdisciplinary group of European experts summarizes the value of gastrointestinal
ultrasound (GIUS) in the management of three time-critical causes of acute abdomen: bowel …

Background Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a serious and potentially fatal condition. No
definite parameter can predict transmural bowel necrosis in patients with AMI to justify early …

The objective of this article is to assess the computed tomography (CT) findings of small
bowel obstruction (SBO) complicated by ischemia. SBO is a frequent clinical entity …

Abstract Portal Venous Gas (PVG) provides an important differential diagnosis in the
diagnose of intrahepatic reflexogenic structures. This review article is intended to provide an …

Abdominal emergencies in cancer patients encompass a wide spectrum of oncologic
conditions caused directly by malignancies, paraneoplastic syndromes, reactions to the …

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a serious medical condition that can progress to
transmural bowel necrosis. Prediction of the onset of bowel necrosis in AMI is crucial to …

Ischemic colitis represents the most frequent form of intestinal ischemia occurring when
there is an acute impairment or chronic reduction in the colonic blood supply, resulting in …