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Lint: afferent-loop-syndrome

afferent-loop-syndrome
Adjectival Hyphens
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"Afferent loop syndrome is not an uncommon postoperative complication, and one study estimated that it occurs in 13% of post-pancreaticoduodenectomy patients 2. The incidence of afferent limb syndromes has decreased with newer surgical techniques that decrease the size of the limb ref."

Line 15:123 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-pancreaticoduodenectomy'.
List Caps
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"Roux-en-Y gastric bypass"

Line 10:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.
Acronyms
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"non-opacification of the afferent loop on an upper GI study"

Line 28:59 · 'GI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
Headings Valid
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  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Fluoroscopy"

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Semicolons
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"in some sources, "afferent limb" is used to refer to stump of small bowel upstream from the Roux limb; some sources use it to refer to the biliopancreatic limb; always check the context to understand the function of the "afferent limb""

Line 42:120 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"in some sources, "afferent limb" is used to refer to stump of small bowel upstream from the Roux limb; some sources use it to refer to the biliopancreatic limb; always check the context to understand the function of the "afferent limb""

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