Thickening of the gastric wall in the echographic section
Gerhardt, K.H.; Longin, F.; Jenett, M.
Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift 123(43): 1607-1611
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0341-3098 PMID: 6795472 Document Number: 168545
The distal portion of the normal stomach can now be visualized in the majority of patients undergoing echographic examination. Pathological thickening of the wall appear in the echographic section as a complete or incomplete cockade phenomenon. Besides the morphological appearance, abdominal echography also permits a certain assessment of gastric peristalsis and its disturbances frequently associated with the cockade phenomenon. With increasing size and rigidity of the wall, the complete cockade phenomenon suggests the presence of a malignant infiltration process in the wall; the incomplete pathological cockade phenomenon of the stomach is, on the other hand, far more ambiguous. Abdominal echography can consequently influence diagnosis directively and economically.