Clinical characteristics of report changes classified as clinically important
| Category of pathology | Subcategory of pathology | Severity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increased | Unchanged | Decreased | ||
| Cancer*(28) | Presence of tumour/suspicion of cancer (17) | 15 | 2 | |
| Progression/extent/recurrence/metastases (9) | 9 | |||
| Altered suspected origin/location (2) | 2 | |||
| Possible premalignancies†‡§¶ (21) | Pancreatic tumour/cyst (5) | 5 | ||
| Adrenal incidentaloma (4) | 4 | |||
| Liver lesion (4) | 4 | |||
| Gynaecology—Ovarian cyst (4) | 4 | |||
| Urology—Kidney cysts (2) | 2 | |||
| Other (2) (Spleen lesion, Lung nodulus) | 2 | |||
| Infection**,††(17) | Abscess (6) (incl. 1 tubo-ovarian abscess) | 3 | 3 | |
| Appendicitis (6) | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Diverticulitis (2) | 2 | |||
| Cholecystitis/cholangitis with liver abscess (2) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia (1) | 1 | |||
| Vascular (16) | Pulmonary embolism (4) | 4 | ||
| Venous thrombosis (Hepatic 2, Mesenterial 1, Portal 1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mesenterial claudication (1) | 1 | |||
| Ischaemia of small or large intestine (4) | 4 | |||
| Aneurysms (abdominal aorta, iliac and cystic artery) (3) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Pancreaticobiliary system‡,†† (12) | Biliary obstruction (4) | 3 | 1 | |
| Pancreatic duct obstruction/dilatation (2) | 2 | |||
| Contrast accumulation in gall bladder (1) | 1 | |||
| Pancreatitis and sequela (5) | 5 | |||
| Leak/perforation (11) | Anastomotic leakage (5) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Perforated diverticulitis (4) | 4 | |||
| Perforation, cause unknown (1) | 1 | |||
| Perforated duodenal ulcer (1) | 1 | |||
| Intestinal‡‡ obstruction* (9) | Small intestinal obstruction (6) | 5 | 1 | |
| Large intestinal obstruction (2) | 2 | |||
| Subileus (1) | 1 | |||
| Hernia§§ (9) | Hernia without obstruction/incarceration (9) | 9 | ||
| Intestinal‡‡ inflammation (5) | Colitis (3) | 2 | 1 | |
| Inflammation of jejunum (1) | 1 | |||
| Pouchitis (1) | 1 | |||
| Other (18) | Enlarged lymph nodes (3), Mesenterial adenitis (2) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Urology¶ (3): Hydronephrosis, Uroplania, Undescended testis | 2 | 1 | ||
| Intussusception without obstruction (3) | 3 | |||
| Skeletal abnormalities (3) | 3 | |||
| Oesophagus, contrast enhancement (1) | 1 | |||
| Pyloric ulcer (1) | 1 | |||
| Accessory spleen (1) | 1 | |||
| Gynaecology,§,**—Endometrioma (1) | 1 | |||
| Total | 118 | 17 | 11 | |
*Large intestinal obstruction due to colon cancer (1) classified as obstruction, not cancer.
†Possible premalignancy: defined as lesions requiring further investigations or controls in order to evaluate risk of malignancy.
‡Pancreatic cysts/tumours (5) classified as premalignancy, not pancreaticobiliary system.
§Ovarian cysts (4) classified as premalignancy, not gynaecology.
¶Complex kidney cysts (2) classified as premalignancy, not urology.
**Tubo-ovarian abscess (1) classified as infection, not gynaecology.
††Cholecystitis/cholangitis with liver abscess (2) classified as infection, not pancreaticobiliary system.
§§Incarcerated hernia with intestinal ischaemia (1) classified as vascular: intestinal ischaemia, not hernia.
‡‡Intestinal=small or large intestine.