Gastric ulcer penetrating the anterior abdominal wall: ultrasound diagnosis |
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Authors: | B. Coulier P. Maldague B. Broze |
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Affiliation: | Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Clinique St Luc, Rue St. Luc 8, 5004 Bouge (Namur), Belgium. |
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Abstract: | We report two rare cases of penetration of the anterior abdominal wall by gastric peptic ulcers. The full diagnosis was made by ultrasound, which showed similar findings: sharply delineated, hyperechoic craters clearly traversing the gastric wall and covered by hypoechoic inflammatory components of the abdominal wall. Because ultrasound is increasingly used as a primary procedure for evaluation of abdominal complaints, efforts should be directed toward exploring the accessible portions of the gastric and duodenal walls to detect peptic ulcer disease and its complications. |
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