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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 Obstruction ... #Circulares #SBO ... #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 ... : • plicae/valvulae ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
peristalsis (to and from sign ... Vermeulen) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdomen ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Retrograde
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS
Pt has abdominal pain, distension and vomiting. POCUS confirms the Dx:
on Abdominal POCUS ... (visible plicae ... circularis) - ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction
Visualized here are dilated loops of bowel as a result of SBO. One can
peristalsis, visible plicae ... circularis (folds ... Sukh Singh, MD #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #AbdominalUS #SBO
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

SBO diagnosis in minutes of patients arrival to ED, "to/fro peristalsis" (aka
on POCUS SBO ... circulares (little ... TheScanimal #Clinical ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #SBO #Obstruction
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
peristalsis (to and from sign ... Vermeulen) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdomen ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Obstruction #Retrograde
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
Plicae Circulares ... in JENUNUM on POCUS ... PlicaeCirculares #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
on POCUS This ... specificity using 1) plicae ... circulares (indicates ... #Obstruction #POCUS ... #Abdominal #clinical
Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Pt w/ acute abd pain/distention, intracting
SBO diagnosed in ... peristalsis, thick wall/plicae ... circulares — ... @lmccaff120 #Clinical ... #POCUS #SBO #Obstruction