Short bowel syndrome echocardiography and ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

Overview

There are no abnormal echocardiographic findings associated with short bowel syndrome. Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of short bowel syndrome including gallstones and liver diseases. Doppler ultrasound might be used to diagnose venous thrombosis, which may occur as a complication of short bowel resection.

Echocardiography/Ultrasound

There are no abnormal echocardiographic findings associated with short bowel syndrome.
Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of short bowel syndrome, which include:^[1]^[2]^[3]
- Gallstones
- Liver diseases
Doppler ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of short bowel syndrome, which include:^[1]
- Venous thrombosis

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Rodrigues, Gabriel; Seetharam, Prasad (2011). “Short bowel syndrome: A review of management options”. Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology. 17 (4): 229. doi:10.4103/1319-3767.82573. ISSN 1319-3767.
↑ Eça, Rosário; Barbosa, Elisabete (2016). “Short bowel syndrome: treatment options”. Journal of Coloproctology. 36 (4): 262–272. doi:10.1016/j.jcol.2016.07.002. ISSN 2237-9363.
↑ Wall, Elizabeth A. (2013). “An Overview of Short Bowel Syndrome Management: Adherence, Adaptation, and Practical Recommendations”. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 113 (9): 1200–1208. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2013.05.001. ISSN 2212-2672.

Overview