UCSF Intestinal Ultrasound Clinic Rishika Chugh, MD, is the only physician in Northern California currently trained in intestinal ultrasound. She sees adult IBD patients for ultrasound every Monday ...

Health South Jersey clinic using intestinal ultrasound as an alternative for people with inflammatory bowel disease By Stephanie Stahl, Brad Nau December 18, 2024 / 8:21 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia ...

Gastrointestinal perforation (GP) occurs when a hole forms all the way through the stomach, large bowel, or small intestine. It can be caused by several different conditions, such as appendicitis ...

Constipation which is not adequately treated may lead to more serious problems including impaction or a bowel obstruction. An impaction is treated with manual removal of all lower bowel contents ...

Potential injuries include hemorrhaging following polyp removal, aggravation of underlying bowel disorders and more severe injuries such as bowel perforation, sepsis and splenic tear or rupture. 2.

Untreated fecal impaction can lead to serious complications, including bowel perforation (a hole in the wall of the intestines). This is why it's crucial to seek medical attention if you suspect ...

Johanna Mejia-Fava, Jörg Mayer, Stephen J. Divers, Eli B. Cohen, Chad Schmiedt, Shannon P. Holmes, FOCUSED ASSESSMENT WITH SONOGRAPHY AS AN AID FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL PERFORATION IN A ...

Background: Some people who suffer an upper gastrointestinal bleed or perforation die. The mortality rate was estimated at 12% in studies published before 1997, but a systematic survey of more ...

During 39,286 colonoscopies, there were 77 perforations, or 1.96 perforations per 1,000 procedures, compared with 31 perforations during 35,298 sigmoidoscopies, or 0.88 perforations per 1,000 ...

In 3 patients intestinal arteritis caused focal necrosis of the bowel, ulceration, perforation, peritonitis and death. The underlying pathologic processes were systemic lupus erythematosus ...