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Medical condition
Hampton's line
Differential diagnosismucosal edema

Hampton's line is a thin, radiolucent line seen across the neck of a gastric ulcer filled with barium sulphate during a barium meal. It is a sign of mucosal edema.

It is named after Aubrey Otis Hampton.

References

  1. Hampton's line at Who Named It?

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