Angiomyolipomas are rare lesions often arising in the kidney. We describe the first documented case of symptomatic gastric angiomyolipoma.

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Angiomyolipomas are rare lesions often arising in the kidney. We describe the first documented case of symptomatic gastric angiomyolipoma.

Using bedside ultrasound in the emergency room includes point of care sonography (echoscopy) and several protocols (RUSH, FATE, etc.). The aim of these protocols is to evaluate the life threatening emergency care situation without interrupting the clinical work flow. This article also compares the definition of emergency care echocardiography and focused ultrasound of the heart. In addition this article gives an overview about compression sonography of veins. Examples are presented on how to use bedside ultrasound in clinical settings.

As a point-of-care tool, emergency sonography has the potential to rule out or to confirm a diagnosis in the context to the leading symptom of critically ill persons. Extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (E-FAST) and focused echo entry level (FEEL) are examples of algorithms that have been developed for this purpose. Echoscopy is another form of point-of-care sonography that is used at the bedside. It helps to answer simple questions (yes/no) and allows follow-up examinations to be made with little effort. Point-of-care sonography does not compete with normal standardized sonography because it is not able to answer medical questions in a sophisticated manner.