A systematic review of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of small bowel obstruction

SR Rami Reddy, MS Cappell - Current gastroenterology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This study aimed to systematically review small bowel
obstruction (SBO), focusing on recent changes in diagnosis/therapy. Recent Findings SBO …

Review of small-bowel obstruction: the diagnosis and when to worry

EK Paulson, WM Thompson - Radiology, 2015 - pubs.rsna.org
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CT diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia from various causes

A Furukawa, S Kanasaki, N Kono… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Acute mesenteric ischemia can be caused by various conditions such as
arterial occlusion, venous occlusion, strangulating obstruction, and hypoperfusion …

Assessment of strangulation in adhesive small bowel obstruction on the basis of combined CT findings: implications for clinical care

I Millet, D Boutot, C Faget, E Pages-Bouic, N Molinari… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine which computed tomography (CT) findings or combinations of
findings can help to accurately identify strangulation in adhesive small bowel obstruction …

Increased attenuation of intestinal contents at CT indicates bowel necrosis in closed-loop small bowel obstruction

BQ Li, WJ Qi, M Yuan, HY Wang, M Chen, ZX Song… - Radiology, 2024 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Preoperative recognition of irreversible bowel necrosis is important, as it
provides valuable guidance for surgical strategy selection but also may inform perioperative …

Adhesive small-bowel obstruction: value of CT in identifying findings associated with the effectiveness of nonsurgical treatment

I Millet, A Ruyer, C Alili, F Curros Doyon, N Molinari… - Radiology, 2014 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To identify computed tomographic (CT) findings that are associated with the
effectiveness of nonsurgical treatment in patients with adhesive small-bowel obstruction …

Beyond appendicitis: common and uncommon gastrointestinal causes of right lower quadrant abdominal pain at multidetector CT

AS Purysko, EM Remer, HML Filho, LK Bittencourt… - Radiographics, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Right lower quadrant abdominal pain is one of the most common causes of a patient visit to
the emergency department. Although appendicitis is the most common condition requiring …

Utility of CT whirl sign in guiding management of small-bowel obstruction

JB Duda, S Bhatt, VS Dogra - American Journal of …, 2008 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between the CT whirl
sign and outcome among patients with a clinical and radiologic diagnosis of small-bowel …

Serum procalcitonin for predicting the failure of conservative management and the need for bowel resection in patients with small bowel obstruction

C Cosse, JM Regimbeau, D Fuks, F Mauvais… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Ischemia and necrosis are complications of small bowel obstruction (SBO)
and require rapid surgical treatment. At present, there are no sufficiently accurate …

Small bowel obstruction and intestinal ischemia: emphasizing the role of MDCT in the management decision process

M Scaglione, M Galluzzo, D Santucci, M Trinci… - Abdominal …, 2022 - Springer
The objective of this article is to assess the computed tomography (CT) findings of small
bowel obstruction (SBO) complicated by ischemia. SBO is a frequent clinical entity …