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Plicae Circulares in Small Bowel Obstruction - Point of Care Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#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 ... Criteria for SBO ... #Obstruction #Jejunum ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
ultrasound for ... the diagnosis of ... small bowel obstruction ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... Outlet Obstruction ... • Irritable Bowel
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
Plicae Circulares ... of duodenum Labeled ... 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 ... diagnosis in minutes ... machine), place circulares ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #SBO #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS
Pt has abdominal pain, distension and vomiting. POCUS confirms the Dx:
Small Bowel Obstruction ... visible plicae circularis ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Subtle bowel wall ... ultrasound is so ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal Ultrasound

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction #Ultrasound #POCUS #Clinical #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on Abdominal Ultrasound ... jchristianfox #SBO ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Gastroschisis on POCUS

Common ED complaint--VB/OB.  G1P0.  No heart tones heard so POCUS done.
Note abdominal wall ... defect with bowel ... Labeled Schematic ... Gastroschisis #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #obgyn