Open AccessROENTGEN PROBLEMS IN EVALUATING THE ATROPHIC STOMACH OF THE ELDERLY
Author(s) -
David Bryk,
Alberto Elguezabal
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.123.2.236
Subject(s) - roentgen , medicine , stomach , general surgery , radiology
Gastric atrophy in the elderly may cause problems in the interpretation of gastrointestinal studies. Seventeen such cases are reported: 8 patients showed limited distensibility and irregularity of the distal stomach simulating scirrhous carcinoma; 6 patients showed gastric retention of food; and 2 patients showed gastric retention of oral cholecystographic medium. Awareness of these phenomena may prevent serious errors in roentgen diagnosis.
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