Hampton line

Hamp·ton line

(hamp'tŏn), a thin radiolucent band across the neck of a contrast-filled benign gastric ulcer, indicating mucosal edema. Compare: Carman sign.

Hampton,

Aubrey Otis, U.S. radiologist, 1900-1955. Hampton hump - a juxtapleural pulmonary soft tissue density on a chest x-ray, described as a manifestation of pulmonary infarction.Hampton line - a thin radiolucent band across the neck of a contrast-filled benign gastric ulcer, indicating mucosal edema.Hampton maneuver - rolling a supine patient to the right and then left side to obtain an air contrast x-ray in gastrointestinal fluoroscopy.Hampton technique - obsolete term for atraumatic, nonpalpation, fluoroscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract in peptic ulcer disease with acute hemorrhage.