UGI results - anyone want to translate?
Hi all,
I'm in the stages of requesting insurance approval for RNY to DS revision surgery. Anyone want to translate the radiologist's UGI findings? I haven't heard what my DS surgeon thinks yet. Here you go:
The thora****sophagus is widely patent. The primary wave is effective. The GE junction is widely patent.
There is a small gastric remnant which appears to connect to the small bowel in what may be a RNY type manner but correlation with operative records is needed. Gastric remnant is unremarkable. There was a very rapid transit of contrast medium from the esophagus, through the stomach, and into the small bowel loops. Small bowel proximal small bowel loops are mildly patulous but with unremarkable fold pattern. Impression: status post some form of gastric banding type procedure. The gastric remnant is unremarkable. There is very rapid transit of the contrast from the esophagus through the stomach and into anastomosing small bowel loops.
Wait for you doctor to read it, but i don't agree with the previous writer. Since they gave you contrast medium which is liquid, it is supposed to pass through your stoma quickly.
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