Postpartum obstetric complications: a guide for radiologists.

The puerperium refers to the 6-8 weeks following delivery, and is a dynamic period in which maternal anatomy and physiology are restored to their prepregnant state. Postpartum complications can be divided into non-obstetric and obstetric. The latter are the topic of this article and can be further classified as infectious, thrombotic, hemorrhagic or cesarean-related.

Small bowel angioedema. An unusual condition with an interesting differential diagnosis.

We present the case of a 35-year-old woman with a prior history of hereditary angioedema (HA) who was admitted to the emergency department with epigastric pain, vomiting and sweating. Laboratory tests showed raised APR levels (CRP and leukocytosis).

Gastric ischemia: cross-sectional imaging findings via a case series.

Gastric ischemia is an uncommon, serious, and potentially fatal disease caused by diffuse or focal gastric vascular insufficiency. It can be caused by states of systemic hypotension or disseminated vasculitis or thrombosis, even though the stomach possesses collateral circulation that prevents it from developing to a certain extent. Computed tomography (CT) is the technique of choice to assess the extent of the disease, as it detects parietal hypoenhancement and gastric and/or portal pneumatosis.

Cecal bascule with secondary gastric outlet obstruction in addition to a large bowel closed obstruction: A case report.

We present a case of cecal bascule in a 60-year-old woman with abdominal pain and vomiting. Imaging tests revealed a cecal bascule causing mechanic obstruction of the stomach. Besides a small bowel dilatation was not seen, the distended cecum was extrinsically obstructing the antrum and therefore, the gastric outlet.