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==Overview== | |||
An x-ray with barium meal may be helpful in the diagnosis of linitis plastica. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of linitis plastica include a flask shaped stomach with a narrow lumen, loss of normal mucosal folds and a lack of distensibility. Barium study may be superior to endoscopy in diagnosis. | |||
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*An x-ray with barium meal may be helpful in the diagnosis of linitis plastica. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of linitis plastica include: | |||
**Leather-flask shaped stomach | |||
**Narrow lumen | |||
**Loss of mucosal folds | |||
***The mucosa may be absent, distorted in some way i.e. thickened or nodular | |||
**Lack of distensibility | |||
[[Image:apx.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Indistensible and narrow lumen of the stomach is shown representing linitis plastica.Case courtesy of Dr Chris O'Donnell, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/18189">rID: 18189</a>]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
An x-ray with barium meal may be helpful in the diagnosis of linitis plastica. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of linitis plastica include a flask shaped stomach with a narrow lumen, loss of normal mucosal folds and a lack of distensibility. Barium study may be superior to endoscopy in diagnosis.
X Ray
- An x-ray with barium meal may be helpful in the diagnosis of linitis plastica. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of linitis plastica include:
- Leather-flask shaped stomach
- Narrow lumen
- Loss of mucosal folds
- The mucosa may be absent, distorted in some way i.e. thickened or nodular
- Lack of distensibility
