A 60-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation presented after one day of drowsiness and abdominal bloating. Examination revealed fever, a distended abdomen without muscle guarding and ...

Aim: To prospectively assess the validity of detecting portal venous gas on abdominal ultrasound (PVGUS) in the diagnosis of suspected NEC. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study over a ...

A 72-year-old man who was a known carrier of hepatitis B underwent computed tomographic (CT)–guided biopsy of a mass in the liver, which had been detected during routine surveillance. Needle biopsy ...

In conclusion, strongyloidiasis should be included in the differential diagnosis of paralytic ileus of unknown etiology in patients who have lived in or travelled to the endemic regions.

Portal vein thrombosis means that there is a blood clot in the portal vein. This vein carries blood to the liver. A clot can fully or partially block the portal vein, as well as blood flow to the ...

SHORTLY after Abeatici and Campi, 1 in 1951, introduced direct percutaneous splenic puncture as a method of performing splenoportal venography in dogs this became the standard roentgenographic method ...

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