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Small bowel obstruction in the emergency department: MDCT features of common and uncommon causes

Authors :
Ravi Vassa
Najla Fasih
Harika Tirumani
Vijayanadh Ojili
Source :
Clinical Imaging. 38:580-588
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2014.

Abstract

Small bowel obstruction is a common condition encountered by the radiologist in the emergency department. Though intestinal adhesions and obstructed hernias are the most common causes of acute small bowel obstruction, a variety of uncommon and rare conditions can cause acute and subacute bowel obstruction. Imaging plays a key role in the workup of bowel obstruction by identifying the cause, level, and degree of bowel obstruction. In this article, we present a comprehensive review of the multi-detector computed tomography features of common and uncommon causes of acute and subacute small bowel obstruction.

Details

ISSN :
08997071
Volume :
38
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Imaging
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....9e8920f34fbd384adddd23250bd17ee2
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2014.04.010