The Role of Conventional Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Antrum Wall Thickness in Obese Patients

Yazar F. M., Baykara M., Karaagac M., Bulbuloglu E.

OBESITY SURGERY, vol.26, no.12, pp.2995-3000, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11695-016-2221-1
  • Journal Name: OBESITY SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2995-3000
  • Keywords: Ultrasound, BMI, Gastric wall thickness, Obesity, HELICOBACTER-PYLORI INFECTION, ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND, SONOGRAPHY, STOMACH, CT, GASTRITIS, FIXATION, SIZE
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background The objective of this study is to evaluate the utility of conventional ultrasonography (USG) in the evaluation of the stomach antrum and distal corpus lesions.