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Plicae Circulares in Small Bowel Obstruction - Point of Care Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Plicae #Circulares
Plicae Circulares ... jchristianfox #Plicae ... Obstruction #Ultrasound #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Visualized on POCUS ... Criteria for SBO: • plicae ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS
Ileitis on POCUS
Note the thickened wall, fluid content, and lack of plicae circulares.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Ileitis
Ileitis on POCUS ... content, and lack of plicae ... EUSmkh #Ileitis #POCUS
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
Plicae Circulares ... in JENUNUM on POCUS ... Resolution: plicae ... Abdominal #Ultrasound #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS
Pt has abdominal pain, distension and vomiting. POCUS confirms the Dx:
Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS ... POCUS confirms the ... sign (visible plicae ... Obstruction #Abdominal #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS Ultrasound
Presented for syncope with CK 300000, but history indicated 1 wk
Obstruction on POCUS ... POCUS found: Dilated ... Bowel lumen shows plicae ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS
Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Pt w/ acute abd pain/distention, intracting
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... arrival, thanks to pocus ... peristalsis, thick wall/plicae ... lmccaff120 #Clinical #POCUS
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Hemarthrosis on POCUS ... supra-patella plica ... #Hemarthrosis #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... specificity using 1) plicae ... #Obstruction #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction
Visualized here are dilated loops of bowel as a result of SBO. One can
peristalsis, visible plicae ... Clinical #Radiology #POCUS