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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Identifying Gastrointestinal Pathologies Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound.

Rebecca G Theophanous, Lior Abramson, Yuriy S Bronshteyn

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Rebecca G TheophanousDurham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0697-3703
Lior AbramsonDurham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Yuriy S BronshteynDurham Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9250-9490

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients presenting with abdominal pain require expedited diagnosis and treatment. Computed tomography (CT) scans, which are frequently ordered in the inpatient and emergency departments, have high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. However, CTs are costly, have radiation exposure, can create hospital workflow inefficiencies, and create a potential safety risk with patient transport. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) use is growing as an efficient, safe, and bedside assessment tool for diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal (GI) pathologies. This manuscript synthesizes key sonographic findings and techniques for a series of important GI pathologies that physicians should recognize: diverticulitis, hernia, appendicitis, intussusception, and intra-abdominal mass.

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abdominal mass ultrasoundappendicitis ultrasoundbowel ultrasounddiverticulitis ultrasoundhernia ultrasoundintussusception ultrasoundpoint-of-care ultrasound

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PMID41681736
PMCPMC12896783

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