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Plicae Circulares in Small Bowel Obstruction - Point of Care Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Plicae #Circulares
Plicae Circulares ... in Small Bowel ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... Obstruction #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS
Pt has abdominal pain, distension and vomiting. POCUS confirms the Dx:
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on Abdominal POCUS ... visible plicae circularis ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #POCUS #clinical
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
Plicae Circulares ... bowel are most ... PlicaeCirculares #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

SBO diagnosis in minutes of patients arrival to ED, "to/fro peristalsis" (aka
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS SBO ... machine), place circulares ... TheScanimal #Clinical ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS
Small Bowel Obstruction
Visualized here are dilated loops of bowel as a result of SBO. One can
Small Bowel Obstruction ... visible plicae circularis ... Sukh Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #AbdominalUS #SBO
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS This ... presents with abdominal ... using 1) plicae circulares ... #Abdominal #clinical
Small Bowel Wall Thickening on POCUS

Young adult with severe abdominal pain/distention. Hx-SLE with prior abdominal surgeries.
Small Bowel Wall ... Concern for SBO. ... sonographic evidence of SBO ... Linear transducer--small ... #POCUS #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) with dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel
Small Bowel Obstruction ... small bowel loops ... small bowel loops ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
POCUS 24yo healthy ... fusobacterium, so ... felt it was too small ... #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Abdominal