Transgastric Ultrasonography: A New Approach for Imaging the Abdominal Structures and Vessels |
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Authors: | MARK D. CHOUINARD M.D. LUIZ PINHEIRO M.D. NAVIN C. NANDA M.D. RAJAT S. SANYAL M.D. |
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Affiliation: | Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama |
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Abstract: | For the first time, the feasibility of using transgastric ultrasonography to examine the abdominal vasculature and organs has been demonstrated. An illustrative case report details how this approach was utilized in a patient following abdominal aortic aneurysm resection, in whom surface ultrasonography was not feasible. The diagnostic potential of this new approach is discussed. Possible modifications to improve the technique and to facilitate the examination in a wider range of patients are also suggested. Further studies are needed to better define the technique and role of transgastric ultrasonography in the evaluation of the abdominal aorta and its branches and other abdominal structures. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 8, May 1991) |
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Keywords: | transgastric ultrasonography transgastric imaging abdominal vessels abdominal structures |
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