Gastric Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unexpected Gastrointestinal Dysfunction During ICU Ward Rounds: A Case Report

Polyxeni Theodosopoulou; Miguel Ángel Fernandez-Vaquero; Ariel Duilio González-Delgado; Marc Vives

doi:10.12659/AJCR.951576

25 March 2026 : Case report Greece

Gastric Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Unexpected Gastrointestinal Dysfunction During ICU Ward Rounds: A Case Report

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons

Polyxeni Theodosopoulou

^{BDEF 1*}, Miguel Ángel Fernandez-Vaquero

^{CDF 2}, Ariel Duilio González-Delgado

^{DF 3}, Marc Vives

^{ABF 3,4}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951576

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951576

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Figure 4 Gastric antrum (white arrow) following 24 hours of prokinetic therapy and intermittent nasogastric aspiration.

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