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Sonographic “gastric corona sign”: Diagnosis of gastric pneumatosis caused by a penetrating gastric ulcer
Author(s) -
Chang YingSen,
Wang HsiuPo,
Huang GuanTarn,
Wu MingShiang,
Lin JawTown
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199909)27:7<409::aid-jcu9>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - medicine , sign (mathematics) , radiology , stomach , gastroenterology , mathematics , mathematical analysis
We present a case of gastric pneumatosis associated with splenoportal venous gas caused by a giant penetrating gastric ulcer. On sonography, the gastric pneumatosis appeared as a circular hyperechoic band with distal reverberations due to gas collection in the gastric wall; we termed this appearance the “gastric corona sign.” Awareness of this sonographic sign may aid in the early diagnosis of gastric pneumatosis. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 27:409–412, 1999.