Diagnostic imaging of the digestive tract. Reasoned approach to a duodenal filling defect.
A case of a patient with sideropenic anemia of suspected gastrointestinal origin is presented. A radiologic study of the upper digestive tract was performed. It documented a duodenal filling defect giving rise to an analytic discussion throughout various perceptive-interpretative logical steps: the image reality, the formation of the filling defect image and its nature. The radiologist's conclusions supported the presence of a benign submucosal neoformation to be treated with surgical resection for its size and for the patient's clinical conditions.
Canadè
Adolfo
A
Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy.
Savino
Giancarlo
G
Macis
Giuseppe
G
Parrella
Angela
A
Campioni
Paolo
P
D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000209:etiology; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography