What's the difference between epigastric and epigastrium?
Epigastric
Definition:
(a.) Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.
(a.) Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the areas of the carapace of crabs.
Example Sentences:
(1) The aetiological factors concerned in the production of paraumbilical and epigastric hernias have been reviewed along structural--functional lines.
(2) The triad of epigastric pain unrelieved by antacids, bilious vomiting, and weight loss, particularly after a gastric operation should make one suspect this syndrome.
(3) The authors propose three regular procedures with which they are experienced: repair with a large retromuscular nonabsorbable synthetic tulle prosthesis for extensive epigastric eventrations, fillup aponeuroplasty using the sheath of the rectus abdominis associated with a premuscular patch in case of diastasis or of multiple superimposed orifices and suture associated with a small retromuscular auxiliary patch to treat small incisional hernias.
(4) A case is reported of a young man of Moroccan origin, admitted with fever, aerobilia and an epigastric mass.
(5) A model for the study of neovascularization with a normal epigastric free flap set into an irradiated defect in the Fischer F344 rat is presented.
(6) A second surgical (stage 2) procedure was developed for routine cannulation of the caudal superficial epigastric artery and harvest of the tubed skin flap.
(7) The two patients were women, one a 45-year-old who consulted for pain, epigastric discomfort and melenas, and the other a 76-year-old who consulted for paraneoplastic syndrome and a palpable mass in the right lower quadrant.
(8) Epigastric pain or burning and postprandial fullness were, respectively, more severe in patients with H. pylori infection (P less than 0.02) and in those with delayed gastric emptying (P less than 0.01).
(9) The infected patient was a 24-year-old homosexual male with AIDS who underwent upper endoscopy because of acute epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting.
(10) Out of the 33 patients with recurring symptoms, three quarters could be cured or significantly improved by separating the subcutaneous fat from the epigastric fascia, thus destroying the cutaneous branches of the intercostal nerves.
(11) After preparation with dilute papaverine-Plasmalyte solution proximal sizes have ranged from 2.5 to 3.25 mm (internal diameter), and distal inferior epigastric artery sizes measured 1.5 to 2.5 mm (internal diameter).
(12) The rectus abdominis musculocutaneous free flap, based on the deep inferior epigastric artery and vein, has been used widely in reconstruction of the breast and extremities.
(13) Tumor regression was verified by the disappearance of the epigastric mass, improvement of liver function, and reduction of serum gastrin levels to one third of the pretreatment level.
(14) A 49-year-old man with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) developed epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to a cytomegalovirus (CMV)-induced ulceration in the distal esophagus and proximal stomach.
(15) The major direct cutaneous vessels identified in the cat include the omocervical, thoracodorsal, deep circumflex iliac, and caudal superficial epigastric arteries.
(16) Three patients had a long history of epigastric pain, confirming the progressive slow growth and less aggressive nature of this clinicopathologic entity.
(17) Recurrent cholangitis had resulted in epigastric pain, febrile attacks, and icterus.
(18) This position of the balloon enables a safe reconstruction of the internal ring without injury to the epigastric vessels and prevents tightening of the cord.
(19) The frequency of serious untoward effects associated with the use of erythromycin is low; epigastric distress may occur.
(20) Vessels of adequate caliber and a pedicle of sufficient length were found by dissecting the superior epigastric pedicle to the level of the costal margin.
Epigastrium
Definition:
(n.) The upper part of the abdomen.
Example Sentences:
(1) The fulminant collection of pseudopolyps was palable in the epigastrium on physical exam and caused a partial obstruction to the retrograde flow of barium.
(2) The carrier state was accompanied by intermittent pain in the epigastrium, diminished appetite, diarrhoea etc.
(3) A 45-year-old man was reported who experienced rapid rhythmic nodding of his head and equally rapid contractions in his epigastrium, which participated by certain psychic situations.
(4) The patient, a 33 year old male, had suffered from swelling of the chest, neck and face for 4 months; palpitation, chest and epigastrium pain, cough and yellowish sputum for 10 days before admission into our hospital.
(5) Within a short time the pain shifted to the right epigastrium, became more intensive (with deterioration during inspiration) and concurrently the patient developed marked muscular tension in the whole right upper abdominal quadrant.
(6) Five, however, later had return of pain, but only to the right epigastrium.
(7) A palpable, hard, uneven mass was found in the epigastrium.
(8) Whole-body scanning, carried out in connection with administration of radioiodine for ablation of remaining thyroid tissue, disclosed an unexpected area of increased uptake in the epigastrium.
(9) For several weeks a 27-year-old man had experienced a pressure sensation and noticed a spherical area of resistance in the epigastrium.
(10) A longitudinal scan from an intercostal space in the mid-axillary line and a right-anterior-transverse scan from the intercostal space were useful in displaying the right adrenal, and an anterior-transverse scan from the epigastrium was also useful in showing the left adrenal.
(11) The majority of bruitswere in the epigastrium, mainly because of a high incidence of celiac artery stenosis usually of the extrinsic compression type.
(12) Bleeding from sinuses in the chest wall or epigastrium or repeated hemoptysis were important clinical clues.
(13) A significant disproportionate effect on the epigastrium, predicted by the choice of acupuncture points, was found for tolerances but not thresholds.
(14) US found dilated intestinal loops and a septate cystic mass in epigastrium.
(15) The impedance of the epigastrium to a 4 mA, 100 KHz AC current increases while liquids of low electrical conductivity are being drunk.
(16) In the superior mesenteric artery syndrome which may complicate extensive burns, a systolic murmur may be heard in the epigastrium when the patient is supine but not when he is prone.
(17) Typical symptoms are acute gastro-intestinal bleeding, chronic gastric pain and palpable tumour in the epigastrium with relatively good general condition.
(18) Out of oxyfedrine++ side effects known up to the present (mild agitation, stupor, heat sensation, pains in the epigastrium++, skin allergy) 24 cases of ageusia appearing usually after 4 weeks of treatment with oxyfedrine++ were presented.
(19) The authors found with neonatal ultrasound screening a cyst in the epigastrium sized 45 x 18 x 36 mm.
(20) On grounds of the case history, the presence of a murmur in the epigastrium, and symptoms of involvement of other arteries it may be assumed that the abdominal abnormalities are of vascular origin.