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Peptic ulcer CT

Introduction

Overview

Overview

There are no CT scan findings associated with peptic ulcer disease. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of peptic ulcer disease, such as perforation of peptic ulcer seen as free air under the diaphragm called pneumoperitoneum.

CT

CT

There are no CT scan findings associated with peptic ulcer disease . However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of peptic ulcer disease, such as perforated peptic ulcer seen as free air under the diaphragm called as pneumoperitoneum.[1][2][3][4][5]

Perforated gastric ulcer Source:Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 19093 Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard[6][7]
References

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs JM, Hill MC, Steinberg WM (1991). “Peptic ulcer disease: CT evaluation”. Radiology. 178 (3): 745–8. doi:10.1148/radiology.178.3.1994412. PMID 1994412.
  2. ↑ Goldberg HI (1981). “Radiographic evaluation of peptic ulcer disease”. J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 3 (Suppl 2): 57–65. PMID 7320469.
  3. ↑ Fultz PJ, Skucas J, Weiss SL (1992). “CT in upper gastrointestinal tract perforations secondary to peptic ulcer disease”. Gastrointest Radiol. 17 (1): 5–8. doi:10.1007/BF01888496. PMID 1544559.
  4. ↑ Tonolini M, Ierardi AM, Bracchi E, Magistrelli P, Vella A, Carrafiello G (2017). “Non-perforated peptic ulcer disease: multidetector CT findings, complications, and differential diagnosis”. Insights Imaging. doi:10.1007/s13244-017-0562-5. PMC 5621988. PMID 28677101.
  5. ↑ Fultz PJ, Skucas J, Weiss SL (1992). “CT in upper gastrointestinal tract perforations secondary to peptic ulcer disease”. Gastrointest Radiol. 17 (1): 5–8. doi:10.1007/BF01888496. PMID 1544559.
  6. ↑ =”https://radiopaedia.org/“>Radiopaedia.org
  7. ↑ =”https://radiopaedia.org/cases/19093“>rID: 19093

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