Fortuitous diagnosis of “full stomach” made by using ultrasonographic examination of the antrum in two elective patients
We report two cases of patients presenting for elective surgery, in whom significant gastric contents were identified by performing fortuitous ultrasound examination of their antral area. The first patient presented for a day-case surgery scheduled under regional anesthesia. With his consent, ultras...
Main Authors: | Lionel Bouvet, Caroline Augris, Clémence Aubergy, Dominique Chassard |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Ultrasonography |
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Online Access: | http://jultrason.pl/uploads/dm_artykuly/ultrasonography_66_bouvet_v2_1.pdf |
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