Stomach and Duodenum: Special Issue—Part Two

Gastric cancer is second most common cause of cancer related death in Indian men and women aged between 15 to 44 years.[1] There is significant regional variation in gastric cancer incidence, with high incidence being reported from north-eastern and southern parts of India.[2] Most patients present at an advanced stage of disease. Surgically resectable disease usually requires a standard gastric resection and D2 lymphadenectomy. Imaging, especially with computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen as well as thorax, is necessary for localization, nodal mapping and metastatic workup of gastric cancer.[2] Literature on imaging of gastric malignancy with Indian perspective is few in number. This issue of JGAR focuses on diagnosis and pretreatment mapping of gastric malignancy, including mesenchymal tumors. Awiwi et al discusses imaging of the primary gastric tumor[3] and Maru et al outlines the imaging of lymph nodes.[4] Andhalgaokar et al presents a detailed discussion on mesenchymal tumors of the stomach and duodenum.[5] Continuing the trend from our last issue, we are rounding things up in the duodenum section with a thorough review of ampullary and periampullary conditions by Sunnapwar et al.[6]

In this issue, Selvaraj et al presents their original research on the comparison between conventional and virtual unenhanced images in dual-energy CT in the evaluation of hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases.[7] Helavar et al reviews portal gastroduodenopathy.[8] We have also included three case reports in this issue, which presents brilliantly educational images. Ginting et al presents a truly deceiving case of infected liver hemangioma, which was extensively studied; thereafter, intervention was carried out.[9] The case of torsed mesenteric lymphatic malformation by Prasad et al reminds us of the importance of classic signs as well as advanced imaging.[10] In their report, Varatharajaperumal et al shows the importance of knowing the clinical context in a seemingly simple imaging presentation.[11]

We thank our readers, authors, reviewers, and editors for all of their valuable support. We look forward to more exciting research articles and excellent reviews.

Conflict of Interest

None declared.

• References

• 1 Servarayan Murugesan C, Manickavasagam K, Chandramohan A. et al Gastric cancer in India: epidemiology and standard of treatment. Updates Surg 2018; 70 (02) 169-169
• 2 Indian Council of Medical Research. Consensus Document for Management of Gastric Cancer. New Delhi: Division of Publication and Information on behalf of the Secretary DHR & DG, ICMR 2014
• 3 Awiwi MO, Ramanan VR, Elshikh M, Vikra R. Imaging of Gastric Carcinoma. Part one: diagnosis and staging. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol ISGAR 2021; 4: 194-205
• 4 Maru P, Roy B, Sen S, Chatterjee A. Imaging of Gastric Carcinoma. Part Two: Lymph node mapping in Gastric Carcinoma. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol 2021; 4: 206-213
• 5 Andhalgaonkar T, Sinha R. Mesenchymal tumors and lymphoproliferative diseases of the stomach and duodenum. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol 2021; 4: 170-176
• 6 Sunnapwar A, Nagar A, Katre R, Khanna L, Sayana HP. Imaging of ampullary and periampullary conditions. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol 2021; 4: 214-228
• 7 Selvaraj S, Niyas NP, Renganathan R. et al Comparison between conventional unenhanced and virtual unenhanced imaging of hepatopancreaticobiliary system with third-generation dual-source dual-energy CT—an observational study. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol 2021; 4: 229-235
• 8 Helavar RV, Ramappa V, Wali PP. Imaging of portal gastroduodenopathy. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol 2021; 4: 177-193
• 9 Ginting K, Tailor A, Braverman T, Agarwal A, Allamaneni S. Imaging characteristics and management of infected hepatic hemangioma: case-in discussion. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol 2021; 4: 236-239
• 10 Prasad SN, Singh RR, Chaturvedi P, Singh V. Mesenteric lymphatic malformation causing midgut volvulus in an adult: an unusual presentation. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radio 2021; 4: 243-246
• 11 Varatharajaperumal RK, Renganathan R, Mangalakumar V, Rajasekaran S, Arunachalam VK. Spontaneous perinephric urinoma secondary to drug induced acute interstitial nephritis: a case report. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol 2021; 4: 240-242

Publication History

Article published online:
25 January 2022