Gastric Cardia Radiology
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Gastric cardia radiology. Right gastroepiploic artery inferiorly and left gastroepiploic artery and short gastric arteries superiorly fundus of the stomach. Epidemiology gastric diverticula are rare and c. Diagnostic centers of america dca is a leading diagnostic imaging facility offering a full array of imaging services in palm beach county florida. The gastric cardia is characterized on barium stud ies by three or four stellate folds that radiate to a central point at the gastro esophageal junction also known as the cardiac rosette fig 2 12.
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Abstract the gastric cardia is well known for its importance in harboring carcinoma and for the common difficulty of its clear roentgen delineation. Variations and benign influences may closely resemble the more dangerous lesion. They are the least common of the gastrointestinal diverticula. A healthier weight from surgery can help improve or resolve many obesity related conditions such as type 2 diabetes high blood pressure joint pain heart disease and more.
Results of surgical treatment of carcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia. Cain jc jordan gl jr comfort mw gray hk. Gastric diverticula are sac like projections that usually originate from the gastric fundus most commonly on the posterior surface. Commonly accompanying this are abnormally dilated short gastric veins which pass from the splenic vein to encircle the gastric fundus and form gastric fundal varices.
The gas tric fundus is dened as the portion of the stomach craniad to the gastric car dia. Ugis has a 70 90 detection rate. J am med assoc. Thick tortuous folds or lobulated filling defects in the cardia or fundus.