Complications of congenital and developmental abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract in adolescents and adults: evaluation with multimodality imaging.
There is a wide variety of congenital anomalies that may affect the gastrointestinal tract. Most symptomatic congenital anomalies are found in newborns and infants. Such anomalies are relatively rare in adolescents and adults, and they may be difficult to identify because clinical symptoms often are nonspecific and insidious, causing them to be mistaken for other common abdominal conditions. Multimodality imaging is useful in evaluating congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract in adults. The imaging features at radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging may help identify congenital gastrointestinal anomalies such as congenital esophageal stenosis, gastric volvulus, duodenal web, annular pancreas, heterotopic pancreas, cecal volvulus, anomalies of the omphalomesenteric duct, Hirschsprung disease, and gastrointestinal duplication cyst. Familiarity with the imaging features of the various congenital anomalies of the gastrointestinal tract and their complications is important to establish the correct diagnosis and determine appropriate treatment, which is critical to avoid life-threatening complications.
Department of Radiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Seo-Gu, Busan, Korea.
Nam Kyung
NK
Lee
Suk
S
Kim
Tae Yong
TY
Jeon
Hyun Sung
HS
Kim
Dae Hwan
DH
Kim
Hyung Il
HI
Seo
Do Youn
DY
Park
Ho Jin
HJ
Jang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans