String sign The string sign may refer to: angiographic string sign gastrointestinal string sign string sign of parosteal osteosarcoma String sign bowel The gastrointestinal string

Sentinel loop Sentinel loop sign is a short segment of paralytic ileus or adynamic ileus close to an intra-abdominal inflammatory process ((Nontraumatic Emergent Abdominal Vascular

Pseudopolyps Pseudopolyps also called inflammatory polyps, post-inflammatory polyps or inflammatory pseudopolyps, formed as a consequence of alternating cycles of inflammation and regeneration of the ulcerated

Phytobezoar Phytobezoar is a bezoar (indigestible masses) composed of fruit and vegetable fibers and phytobezoar is a relatively common cause of small bowel obstruction in

Paneth cells Paneth cells are secretory cells found at the base of small intestinal crypts (Lieberkühn crypts of the small intestine) and provide host defense

Buried bumper syndrome Buried bumper syndrome is a rare complication associated with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement, with an approximate incidence of 0.3%-2.4% ((Abu-Heija

Alvarado score Alvarado score is the most widely used clinical prediction tool to facilitate decision-making in patients with acute appendicitis ((Kong VY, van der Linde

Oral rehydration therapy Oral rehydration therapy also called ORT, oral rehydration salts, oral rehydration solutions (ORS) or oral electrolyte solution, is a simple, cheap and

Intestine transplant An intestine transplant may involve the whole intestine or an intestine segment. Most of the intestine transplants are whole organ transplants and are

Pancreatic elastase Elastase is an enzyme produced by special (exocrine) tissue in the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ located in the abdomen that consists