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  2. Gastrointestinal wall - Wikipedia

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    The normal thickness of the small intestinal wall is 3–5 mm, [6] and 1–5 mm in the large intestine. [7] Focal, irregular and asymmetrical gastrointestinal wall thickening suggests a malignancy. [7] Segmental or diffuse gastrointestinal wall thickening is most often due to ischemic, inflammatory or infectious disease. [7]

  3. Abdominal ultrasonography - Wikipedia

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    Through the abdominal wall, organs inside the pelvis can be seen, such as the urinary bladder or the ovaries and uterus in women. Because water is an excellent conductor for ultrasound waves, visualizing these structures often requires a well-filled urinary bladder (this means the patients has to drink plenty of water before the examination).

  4. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis - Wikipedia

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    Abdominal imaging is associated with many potential uses for the different phases of contrast CT.The majority of abdominal and pelvic CT's can be performed using a single-phase, but the evaluation of some tumor types (hepatic/pancreatic/renal), the urinary collecting system, and trauma patients among others, may be best performed with multiple phases.

  5. The 3 Most Important Things Your Poop Reveals About Your ...

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    Signs of colon cancer include changes in bowel habits, rectal bleeding, blood in stool, abdominal pain, fatigue, unintentional weight loss and feeling like you need to poop but not feeling ...

  6. Organomegaly - Wikipedia

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    Wall thickening: 3 mm wall thickness [5] Hydrops: Greater than 5 cm transverse dimension [6] Heart: Cardiomegaly: Medical imaging: Indicated by cardiothoracic ratio over 0.5. [7] Autopsy: Cardiomegaly has been suggested when the heart weighs more than >399 grams in women and >449 grams in men. [8] Large intestine: Dilation Upper limit of normal ...

  7. Lower gastrointestinal series - Wikipedia

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    Radiographs (X-ray pictures) are taken while barium sulfate, a radiocontrast agent, fills the colon via an enema through the rectum. The term barium enema usually refers to a lower gastrointestinal series, although enteroclysis (an upper gastrointestinal series) is often called a small bowel barium enema.

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  9. Upper gastrointestinal series - Wikipedia

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    Anisakiasis is demonstrated by Barium X-rays as bowel wall oedema, thickening, ulceration, or stricture due to inflammation. Sometimes worms are seen as long, thread-like, linear filling defects up to 30 cm long. [33] In Typhlitis Barium studies show oedema, ulceration, and inflammation of bowel wall resulting in wall thickening. [33]