The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis hinges upon abdominal pain, elevated serum amylase and/or lipase at least three times the upper limit of normal, and CT scan evidence of pancreatitis.

The patient said she had on and off belly pain for the last two years, but now the pain above her belly button had ...

However, the pancreas appeared normal on abdominal ultrasonography and CT. Celiac disease is a possible diagnosis in any patient with abdominal pain and vomiting, but the pace of this patient’s ...

Laboratory tests included a complete blood count, which showed a normal white blood ... Computed tomography (CT) scan with intravenous contrast of the abdominal-pelvic area reveals midgut ...

to the accuracy of diagnosis in patients with nontraumatic abdominal pain. Your local radiologist, however, may not be comfortable interpreting CT scans without the contrast and might have the ...

A computed tomographic (CT) scan reveals diverticulitis ... full-thickness dilatation of the abdominal aorta exceeding the normal vessel diameter by 50%, although an aneurysm diameter of 3.0 ...

A new study reveals that abdominal CT scans play a significant role in diagnosing sarcopenia, a potentially reversible muscle-wasting condition that affects millions of older adults. Sarcopenia is ...