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3277824

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
In order to define the clinical significance and the need for further clinical work-up in patients where abnormalities of the stomach or bowel are found by ultrasound, we performed a prospective study on 100 patients with such findings. Of all patients, 35% were found to have a malignant tumor, 73% had a diagnosis as made by reference methods which was probably (18%) or definitively (55%) related to the US finding. Eighteen percent had definitive false positive findings, in 9% no final diagnosis was obtained. Thus, a positive predictive value of 80% was calculated for the US finding of a mass or a target sign related to bowel or stomach in US. The positive predictive value was lowest for target signs related to the bowel (75%) and highest for bowel conglomerates (100%). Patients with target signs of the stomach, bowel conglomerates, or masses were more likely to have malignant disorders (72%) than those with target signs related to the bowel (16%). We conclude from this study that the ultrasound finding of a target sign or a mass related to stomach or bowel has a high clinical relevance and should in any case worked up by appropriate investigations when clinical consequences are possible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0163-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
257-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical significance of abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract detected by abdominal ultrasound.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Freiburg, West Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article