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Afferent Loop Syndrome Revisited New Emphasis on Ultrasound and Computerized Tomography

Authors: C. DALE BROWN MD, JOHN W. KRAUS MD

Abstract

Contemporary medicine has provided the clinician with two additional noninvasive diagnostic instruments—computerized tomography and ultrasound. Both modalities are accessible to most clinicians and are extremely valuable in diagnosing many abdominal diseases. A review of the afferent loop syndrome and a discussion of new diagnostic methods with these instruments are presented.

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