Highlights
- •Imaging, in particular CT, plays a key role in identification of gastric emergencies.
- •Gastric distension with water or positive oral contrast is invaluable in identification of gastric pathology.
- •Fluoroscopy guided contrast radiography is useful in evaluation of post-operative stomach.
Abstract
The stomach is one of the most frequently imaged organs in the body with dedicated
and incidental inclusion in chest imaging modalities. Gastric emergencies often present
clinically with non-specific abdominal, nausea, and vomiting. As such, imaging plays
a critical role in early identification and treatment of a myriad of gastric emergencies.
The goal of this paper is to showcase gastric emergencies as they appear on multimodality
imaging.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 05, 2020
Accepted:
October 20,
2020
Received in revised form:
September 7,
2020
Received:
June 24,
2020
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