Transabdominal Ultrasonography of the Small Bowel

Figure 1

Normal small bowel: (a) Transverse view of pars horizontalis duodeni between aorta and SMA. (b) Longitudinal view of jejunum in left mesogastrium—with numerous valvulae conniventes. (c) Longitudinal section of terminal ileum (TI) in the left iliac fossa without and with compression by the probe (d). A—transverse view of appendix. All with high resolution probe.

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