Radiology in Diseases of the Small Bowel

The radiology of small bowel lesions.

The techniques of radiological examination of the small bowel are considered. The importance of the routine barium meal and follow-through examination is stressed. The vast majority of lesions present a diagnostic problem in interpretation rather than in detection. Some examples of small bowel pathology are discussed and the need for interpretation in the light of the clinical picture is emphas...

Small-bowel radiology – an introduction for gastroenterologists

The field of radiological small-bowel imaging is changing rapidly, as is small-bowel enteroscopy. New techniques allow the depiction of intraluminal, mural, and extraintestinal features of various small-bowel disorders, such as Crohn's disease, small-bowel polyposis syndromes, small-intestinal malignancies, and coeliac disease. For patients in need of repeated small-bowel imaging, modalities th...

Practical Lessons from the Small Bowel Bleeding Lesions: A Case Report on Small Bowel Cavernous Hemangioma

Double-balloon enteroscopy in small bowel diseases

The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic value of double-balloon entoroscopy (DBE) in small bowel diseases (SBDs) in China.A retrospective review of 674 consecutive patients who underwent DBE between January 2007 and November 2015 was conducted. Patients were divided into 3 groups by age, young group (<45 years), middle-aged group (45-65 years), and elderly group (>65...

CT enteroclysis in the diagnostics of small bowel diseases

BACKGROUND The role of CT enteroclysis is gaining on importance in the diagnostics of small bowel diseases. The aim of the study was to present own experiences in CT enteroclysis application, with the use of a 64-detector CT unit. MATERIAL/METHODS CT enteroclyses were performed in 60 patients: 53 with the suspicion of the Crohn's disease, 2 suspected for carcinoid, 1 with suspicion of the fis...