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Fig. 1 Algorithm in patients presenting with suspicious infectious gastroenteritis 2 Infectious Enteritis and Colitis 2.1 Salmonellosis Gastroenteritis infection with non-typhoidal salmonella often results in gastroenteritis which is indistinguishable from that…

Fig. 1 Ileal obstruction due to stromal tumor. a Abdominal radiograph in supine position shows multiple dilated jejunal loops filled with gas. Dilated ileal loops are not visible because they are…

Fig. 1 Normal appendix. a Transverse section b longitudinal section c longitudinal section with a variable amount of air within the tip (asterisk) Frequently, a high-resolution transducer is used to visualise…

Fig. 1 Barium enema showing diverticulosis of the sigmoid colon Barium provides better mucosal detail than water-soluble contrast media. The possibility of perforation is a contraindication to its use, for fear…

Fig. 1 Transperineal ultrasound. Technical approach (left panel; Figures a, c) and correspondent findings (right panel, Figures b, d). With patient position is dorsal or left lateral position, the transducer is…

Fig. 1 a US images showing a dilated small bowel loop with increased mixed, mainly echogenic intraluminal fluid content and b diffuse bowel wall thickening with ascites a Fig. 2 US image…

Fig. 1 Sagittal views of the left colon in a severe form of PMC. a B-mode sonogram showing hypoechoic, nodular and diffuse thickening of the haustral relief of the colic wall;…

Fig. 1 a Longitudinal and b transverse scans of right iliac fossa showing asymmetric thickening of walls of the caecum, suggestive of amoeboma in a patient with amoebic liver abscess. c…

Fig. 1 Normal ileocecal anastomosis in a Crohn’s disease patient. Comparison of convex 3.5–5 MHz probe (a), fundamental imaging (FI) with high resolution 4–8 MHz microcovex probe (b) and tissue harmonic imaging (THI)…

Fig. 1 Schematic view of the sigmoid colon with several epiploic appendages Normal appendages can be seen on sonography or CT only if surrounded by free intraperitoneal fluid (Fig. 2). Most of…