String sign, or gastrointestinal string sign, is a medical term for a radiographic finding on an Upper GI series, in which the patient is given a radio-opaque material, such as barium, to drink. X-rays are then taken of the patient`s stomach and intestines. The gastrointestinal string sign represents a severe narrowing of loop of bowel, in which ....
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In paediatric gastrointestinal radiology, the narrowed pyloric canal seen with congenital pyloric stenosis; also used to describe a narrowed segment in regional ileitis on small bowel series. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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in radiography of the colon, a stringlike configuration of contrast material through a filling defect; called also Kantor sign.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. in pediatric gastrointestinal radiography, the narrowed pyloric canal seen with congenital pyloric stenosis; also used to describe a narrowed segment in regional ileitis on small bowel series.
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