Robin Smithuis
Alrijne hospital in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands
We present 3 videos that will help you to diagnose bowel ischemia with confidence and learn all about closed loop obstruction and the best CT-protocol for patients with an acute abdomen.
Richard Gore and Robin Smithuis
Professor of Radiology, University of Chicago, Evanston, IL, USA and the Rijnland hospital in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands
This article is based on a presentation given by Richad Gore and adapted for the Radiology Assistant by Robin Smithuis.
Richard Gore is editor of the Textbook of Gastrointestinal...
by Jay P. Heiken and Robin Smithuis
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology of the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri and the Rijnland Hospital, Leiderdorp, the Netherlands
This article is based on a presentation given by Jay Heiken in 2006 and adapted for the Radiology Assistant by Robin Smithuis.
In 2012 an updated version was presented.
Jay...
Robin Smithuis
the Alrijne Hospital, Leiderdorp, the Netherlands
The most important diagnosis an abdominal radiologist can make is 'Closed Loop Obstruction'.
Making this diagnosis can sometimes save the patient's life.
Preferably, the...
Carl Puylaert, Jeroen Tielbeek and Jaap Stoker
the Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
In this article we will discuss the MRI-features used to evaluate Crohn's disease of the small bowel and the colon.
A systematic approach is presented to grade disease activity resulting...
Frank Zijta, Inge Vanhooymissen and Julien Puylaert
Haagland Medical Center in the Hague and the Academical University Medical Center in Amsterdam
In this section we will discuss the sonographic features used to evaluate Crohn’s disease.
After reading this section, you will be able to:
- Recognize normal bowel wall...
Rinze Reinhard and Gerdien Kramer
Radiology department of the VU medical centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Small bowel tumours are rare, accounting for 3-6% of gastrointestinal tumors.
The clinical presentation is non-specific.
Symptoms include anemia, gastro-intestinal bleeding, abdominal...
by Julien Puylaert and Frank Zijta
Amsterdam UMC and Haaglanden MC, The Hague
This is an overview of the widely variable US and CT presentation of sharp foreign bodies perforating the wall of stomach or bowel.
This pictorial essay is based on a literature search...
Julien Puylaert
Medical center Haaglanden in the Hague and Academical Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Julien Puylaert
Medical center Haaglanden in the Hague and Academical Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The GI tract is the most challenging part of the abdomen to examine by US.
Although technically demanding, its results have great clinical implications in early triage of bowel diseases and...