Bowel Month 2024
- Sonography Canada
- Australasian Sonographers Association
- British Medical Ultrasound Society
- Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Conference Recordings
Are you a Sonography Canada Member? Use the Member link below to view – CPD credit will automatically be added to your account after viewing the recordings.
Bowel Ultrasound: The Basics and Beyond – Developed by Christina Merrill, Kelsey Brisebois, Dr. Stephanie R. Wilson, University of Calgary and the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary AB
- Sonography Canada Members: Link to Member Video Library
- Non-Member Link: Link to shared video
Bowel Ultrasound Protocol, Erin Nugent CRGS, CRCS, CRVS
- Sonography Canada Members: Link to Member Video Library
- Non-Member Link: Link to shared video
It’s a Trick! Bowel Pathologies and How to Catch Them – Sandra Taves-Bhutto, BSc, DMS, PS, MMSc
- Sonography Canada Members: Link to Member Video Library
- Non-Member Link: Link to shared video
Articles and Papers
Role of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in evaluation of the bowel – PMC (nih.gov)
Imaging inflammatory bowel disease with ultrasound microbubbles, University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine
Impact of Intestinal Ultrasound on Classification and Management of Crohn’s Disease Patients with Inconclusive Colonoscopy, Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Sonography and Test-Feeding in the Diagnosis of Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
Abdominal ultrasonography of the pediatric gastrointestinal tract
Intestinal Ultrasound in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Promising, but Work in Progress
The role of the intestinal ultrasound in Crohn’s disease diagnosis and monitoring
Imaging of acute appendicitis: Advances
Acute Appendicitis or Lymphoid Hyperplasia: How to Distinguish More Safely?
Additional Resources
Webinars
Bowel Ultrasound: Through the Ages
This three-part webinar series highlight some key GI presentations including:
- Upper GIT & Vomiting Babies- Roger Gent
- Gastrointestinal Sonography- Henry Suarez
- Bowel & IBD- Dr Paul Simkin
- Link to Recording
Journal Articles
Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumour (carcinoid): Case report of a rare appendiceal tumour – Ashlee Faggionato
Acute right upper quadrant diverticulitis: an unusual sonographic finding in a young adult patient – Christopher Hayes, Peter Coombs, Ronnie Ptasznik
Stumped? It could be stump appendicitis – Tristan Reddan, Jonathan Corness, Jennifer Powell, Fiona Harden, Kerrie Mengersen
Ultrasound evaluation of the stomach and pylorus in the neonate and baby – Lino Piotto, Roger Gent
Educational Video
Journal Articles
Role extension in advanced ultrasound practice: A framework approach and case study (sagepub.com)
Complicated appendicitis in an adult patient (sagepub.com)
Other
Bowel webinar Webinar: Bowel Ultrasound | BMUS
5 top tips: appendicitis Top Tips for identifying the appendix | BMUS
5 top tips: intussusception (new)
Journal Articles
The Correlation Between Pediatric Intussusceptions and Celiac Disease – Cassidy Paul, and Sharlette Anderson
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Large-Bowel Obstruction With Fecal Impaction: A Case Report – Koichi Yabunaka, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Hiroko Nakahira, Noriyuki Hayashi, Yoshiteru Ohno, Masayo Matsuzaki, and Toshizo Katsuda
Mesenteric Vessel Abnormalities Detected With Sonography: A Possible Gateway to the Early Diagnosis of Various Gastrointestinal Anomalies – Seyed Ali Alamdaran, Masoud Mahdavi Rashed, Shima Arjmand, and Reza Rahimzadeh Oskooei
Appendicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia in the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: Sonographic Findings – Carolina Whittle, Lizbet Pérez, Marcela Cortes, Margarita Switt, Javiera Aguirre, and Alex Castro
Clinical Reviews
Pediatric Bowel (Intussusception) – Natalie Wright, RDMS, RVT
Pediatric Bowel (Appendix) – Natalie Wright, RDMS, RVT
Pediatric (Pyloric Stenosis) – Haley Russo, BS, RDMS
