Double bubble (radiology)
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double-bubble-radiology-270-11074102
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Double bubble (radiology)
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In radiology, the double bubble sign is a feature of pediatric imaging seen on radiographs or prenatal ultrasound in which two air filled bubbles are seen in the abdomen, representing two discontiguous loops of bowel in a proximal, or 'high,' small bowel obstruction. The finding is typically pathologic, and implies either duodenal atresia, duodenal web, annular pancreas, or on occasion midgut volvulus, a distinction that requires close clinical correlation and, in most cases, surgical interventi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_bubble_(radiology)
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2023-09-04T04:26:23Z
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