The Acute Abdomen, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America 53-6

Richard M. Gore

Description

Dr. Robert Gore (co-editor of Textbook of Gastrointestinal Radiology) has assembled an expert panel of authors on the topic of The Acute Abdomen. Articles will include: Evaluating the patient with right upper quadrant pain; Evaluating the patient with left upper quadrant pain; Evaluating the patient with right lower quadrant pain; Evaluating the patient with left lower quadrant pain; Acute pancreatitis; Acute disorders of the abdominal aorta; Bowel obstruction; Bowel ischemia; Acute infectious and inflammatory enterocolitides; Acute urinary tract disorders; Acute gynecologic disorders; Evaluating the acute abdomen in the pregnant patient; MR evaluation of the acute, non-traumatic abdomen in adolescents and adults; and more!

Sujets

• Médecine
• Médecine Générale
• Nuclear Medicine
• Radiotherapy
• Medical
• Radiology

Informations

• Publié par: Elsevier
• Date de parution: 07 janvier 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780323413510
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

Extrait

The Acute Abdomen
Radiologic Clinics of North America
Editor
Richard M. Gore, MD
Section of Gastrointestinal Radiology, North Shore University Health System, University of Chicago, Evanston, Illinois
Consulting Editor
Frank H. Miller

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November 2015 Volume 53 Number 6
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Contributors
Consulting Editor
Editor
Authors
Forthcoming Issues
Forthcoming Issues
Recent Issues
Preface. Imaging of the Acute Abdomen
Evaluating Patients with Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Key points
Hepatic causes of acute right upper quadrant pain
Gallbladder causes of right upper quadrant pain
Complications of acute cholecystitis
Chronic cholecystitis
Gallbladder torsion
Choledocholithiasis
Intrahepatic biliary calculi
Other causes of right upper quadrant pain related to gallstones
References
Evaluating Patients with Left Upper Quadrant Pain
Key points
Introduction
Anatomy and approach to imaging
Splenic infarct
Sickle cell disease
Splenic infections
Splenomegaly
Splenic vein thrombosis
Splenic rupture
Splenic torsion
Ruptured splenic artery aneurysm
Stomach
Peptic ulcer disease
Gastritis
Gastric volvulus
Left upper quadrant pain after bariatric surgery
Complications of pancreatitis specific to the left upper quadrant
Diverticulitis of the splenic flexure
Colitis of the splenic flexure
Ischemic colitis of the splenic flexure
Left upper quadrant small bowel obstruction
Miscellaneous causes
Summary
References
Evaluating the Patient with Right Lower Quadrant Pain
Key points
Introduction
Imaging of right lower quadrant pain
Acute appendicitis
Mesenteric adenitis
Meckel diverticulum
Neutropenic enterocolitis (typhlitis)
Right-sided diverticulitis
Epiploic appendagitis
Omental infarction
Inflammatory bowel disease
Summary
References
Evaluating the Patient with Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain
Key points
Introduction
Acute diverticulitis
Urolithiasis
Fecal impaction and stercoral perforation
Primary epiploic appendagitis
Colitis
Spontaneous retroperitoneal and rectus sheath hemorrhage
Summary
References
Imaging of Acute Pancreatitis
Key points
Introduction
Revised terminology and classification
Imaging techniques
Imaging findings
Differential diagnosis
Pitfalls
Referring clinician: points of knowledge
Summary
References
The Acute Abdominal Aorta
Key points
Introduction
Normal anatomy
Imaging technique and protocols
Acute aortic conditions
Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer
Abdominal aortic dissection
Intramural hematoma
Acute traumatic aortic injury
Aortic occlusion and mobile thrombus
Aortic vasculitis
Inflammatory aneurysm
Infectious aortitis
Aortoenteric fistula
Summary
References
Bowel Obstruction
Key points
Introduction
Pathophysiology
Clinical features
Radiologic evaluation of bowel obstruction
Small bowel obstruction
Large bowel obstruction
Summary
References
Radiological Evaluation of Bowel Ischemia
Key points
Pathophysiology and presentation
Acute mesenteric ischemia
Laboratory tests and additional considerations
Computed tomography oral contrast: positive or neutral?
Computed tomography scan parameters
Anatomy
Stages of ischemia
Arterial ischemia: blood vessel evaluation
Arterial ischemia: bowel wall evaluation
Venous ischemia: mesenteric vein evaluation
Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia
Summary
References
Acute Infectious and Inflammatory Enterocolitides
Key points
Clinical presentation in acutely ill patients with inflammatory bowel disease or infection
Radiographic evaluation of acutely ill patients with inflammatory bowel disease or infection
Dose reduction in computed tomography in emergency department/emergent settings
Other imaging techniques
Imaging the acute abdomen in patients with both ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease
Severe colitis without or with megacolon
Mesenteric venous thrombi and thrombosis
Acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Imaging the acute abdomen in patients with Crohn disease
Small bowel obstruction in Crohn disease
Penetrating Crohn disease
Imaging the acute abdomen in patients with infections of the colon and small bowel
Clostridium difficile colitis
Whipple disease
Imaging the acute abdomen in patients with miscellaneous causes of enterocolitides
Neutropenic colitis (typhlitis)
Small bowel diverticulitis
Foreign body perforation
Glutaraldehyde colitis
Diversion colitis
References
Acute Urinary Tract Disorders
Key points
Introduction
Anatomy
Imaging technique
Urinary tract calculus imaging
Renal infection imaging
Summary
References
Further reading
Acute Gynecologic Disorders
Key points
Introduction
Ectopic pregnancy
Heterotopic pregnancy
Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst
Corpus luteum
Ovarian torsion
Pelvic inflammatory disease-tuboovarian abscess
Intrauterine device in pregnancy
Intrauterine device complications
Acute appendicitis
Adnexal masses
Ovarian cysts
Endometriomas
Dermoids
Malignant adnexal lesions
Hydrosalpinx
Hematocolpos
Retained products of conception
References
Evaluating the Acute Abdomen in the Pregnant Patient
Key points
Introduction
Imaging technique and safety
Obstetric causes
Gynecologic causes
Nonobstetric and nongynecologic causes
Summary
References
MR Evaluation of the Nontraumatic Acute Abdomen with CT Correlation
Key points
Introduction
MR imaging protocol
MR imaging findings with computed tomography correlation
Other alternative diagnoses
What the refereeing physician needs to know
Summary
References
Index
Copyright
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