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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of duodenal atresia. Findings on | An abdominal [[X-rays|x-ray]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of duodenal atresia. Findings on the abdominal [[X-rays|x-ray]] diagnostic of duodenal atresia include double bubble sign which is indicative of [[gas]] present in the [[stomach]] and absent in the [[Anatomical terms of location|distal]] [[small intestine]]. | ||
==X Ray== | ==X Ray== | ||
*An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of duodenal atresia. | The [[X-rays|x-ray]] findings are as follows:<ref name="AdamsStanton2014">{{cite journal|last1=Adams|first1=Stephen D.|last2=Stanton|first2=Michael P.|title=Malrotation and intestinal atresias|journal=Early Human Development|volume=90|issue=12|year=2014|pages=921–925|issn=03783782|doi=10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.09.017}}</ref><ref name="MorrisKennedy2016">{{cite journal|last1=Morris|first1=Grant|last2=Kennedy|first2=Alfred|last3=Cochran|first3=William|title=Small Bowel Congenital Anomalies: a Review and Update|journal=Current Gastroenterology Reports|volume=18|issue=4|year=2016|issn=1522-8037|doi=10.1007/s11894-016-0490-4}}</ref> | ||
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**Air fluid levels in the stomach | *An abdominal [[X-rays|x-ray]] may be helpful in the diagnosis of duodenal atresia. | ||
*Findings on the abdominal [[X-rays|x-ray]] are suggestive of duodenal atresia and include: | |||
**Air fluid levels in the [[stomach]]. | |||
***Due to [[stomach]] and [[Anatomical terms of location|proximal]] [[duodenum]] [[dilation]]. | |||
[[File:Duodenal atresia xray1.jpg|thumb|center|369x369px|Air Fluid levels-Double Bubble [https://radiopaedia.org/cases/duodenal-atresia-6 source: Case courtesy of Dr Jeremy Jones, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 24205]]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]
Overview
An abdominal x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of duodenal atresia. Findings on the abdominal x-ray diagnostic of duodenal atresia include double bubble sign which is indicative of gas present in the stomach and absent in the distal small intestine.
X Ray
The x-ray findings are as follows:[1][2]
- An abdominal x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of duodenal atresia.
- Findings on the abdominal x-ray are suggestive of duodenal atresia and include:
References
- ↑ Adams, Stephen D.; Stanton, Michael P. (2014). "Malrotation and intestinal atresias". Early Human Development. 90 (12): 921–925. doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.09.017. ISSN 0378-3782.
- ↑ Morris, Grant; Kennedy, Alfred; Cochran, William (2016). "Small Bowel Congenital Anomalies: a Review and Update". Current Gastroenterology Reports. 18 (4). doi:10.1007/s11894-016-0490-4. ISSN 1522-8037.