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MRI Showed Abnormal Narrowing Of The Elementary Canal. What Treatment Is Required?
Question: If u had a dignosis from an MRI that u had an abnormal narrowing of the elementary canal what would your diagnosis be and what should happen next.
Hi,
I presume your query is about abnormal narrowing of the Alimentary canal instead of elementary canal. Hence, I answer accordingly. If my presumption is wrong, please let me know so that I can correct during my reply.
The few possibilities of a narrowed alimentary canal on MRI are as follows:
1. Intestinal obstruction, which may be acute or sub-acute. This presents within hours to days.
2. Chronic intestinal obstruction is another cause. This needs further evaluation.
3. The most common other cause is an intestinal stricture formation. The cause for this is many. The stricture in the upper intestine may be formed due to chronic non-healing ulcers, erosive gastritis, and chronic duodenal ulcers. Strictures in lower intestines commonly occur due to a tumor growth occluding the lumen, intestinal worms etc.
I would be able to suggest you more specifically, if you can upload the MRI report. You have a feature to upload the reports / image by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your queries better.
The MRI finding has to be clinically co-related to come to a conclusion.
Also, please let me know your age, gender and a brief medical history.
Awaiting your response.
Regards,
I presume your query is about abnormal narrowing of the Alimentary canal instead of elementary canal. Hence, I answer accordingly. If my presumption is wrong, please let me know so that I can correct during my reply.
The few possibilities of a narrowed alimentary canal on MRI are as follows:
1. Intestinal obstruction, which may be acute or sub-acute. This presents within hours to days.
2. Chronic intestinal obstruction is another cause. This needs further evaluation.
3. The most common other cause is an intestinal stricture formation. The cause for this is many. The stricture in the upper intestine may be formed due to chronic non-healing ulcers, erosive gastritis, and chronic duodenal ulcers. Strictures in lower intestines commonly occur due to a tumor growth occluding the lumen, intestinal worms etc.
I would be able to suggest you more specifically, if you can upload the MRI report. You have a feature to upload the reports / image by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your queries better.
The MRI finding has to be clinically co-related to come to a conclusion.
Also, please let me know your age, gender and a brief medical history.
Awaiting your response.
Regards,
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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