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Sonographic Features of Mesenteric Gas
Author(s) -
Vijayaraghavan S. Boopathy,
Krishnaraj Balasundaram,
Sarveswaran Venugopal
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.2004.23.11.1507
Subject(s) - medicine , mesentery , echogenicity , abdomen , diverticulum (mollusc) , intussusception (medical disorder) , radiology , diverticulitis , ultrasound , anatomy , surgery
Objective. To describe the sonographic appearance of air in the mesentery of the small bowel. Methods. Sonography was performed with convex and linear array transducers in 2 patients with acute abdomen. Results. In 1 patient, sonography revealed fluid and air in the peritoneal cavity. A thick‐walled small‐bowel loop with a thick echogenic mesentery was seen. Air was seen in the mesentery as linear bright echoes with acoustic shadowing. An uncomplicated diverticulum was seen. In the second patient, air was seen in the thick and echogenic mesentery of a thick‐walled small bowel. An inflamed diverticulum was also seen. Conclusions. Sonographic features of mesenteric air due to perforated diverticulitis of the jejunum are described.