OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value of plain abdominal radiography in stroke patients with bowel dysfunction. METHODS A total of 59 stroke patients were recruited and assigned into constipation or non-constipation group. Patients were interviewed to obtain clinical information, constipation score, and Bristol stool form scale. The total and segmental colon transit time (CTT) was measur...

A 15-year-old girl presented with progressive abdominal distention for four months duration. An initial assessment by primary care and gynaecological teams concluded that the ascites as cause based on clinical ultra sonographic findings. However, an radiography revealed a huge mature cystic teratoma actual of presenting issue. Despite being rare incidence, this case report highlighted why high ...

In the two years after an ultrasound service was introduced at this hospital obstetric referrals for abdominal radiography decreased by over 55%. Most of these were for estimation of fetal maturity. Out of 349 such patients subjected to radiography in 1976, 176 had already been examined by ultrasound; in only four did radiography appear to influence management. We believe that if a satisfactory...

Introduction The term acute abdomen is defined as the sudden onset of abdominal pain or discomfort. Because acute abdomens can be a clinical manifestation of myriad conditions, cases of acute abdomen can often be diagnostic challenges. Radiography plays pivotal role in the initial assessment of dogs with acute abdominal signs. The ability to obtain a rapid and accurate diagnosis is paramount in...

Phlebosclerosis of the mesenteric vein is a rare cause of ischemic colitis. The clinicopathologic findings of chronic phlebosclerotic ischemic colitis are different from conventional ischemic colitis. We report a case showing the following features: (1) plain abdominal radiography-vascular calcifications at the ascending colon and transverse colon, (2) abdominal computed tomography (CT) colonic...