Bowel Obstruction - 25/10/15
, Robert I. Silvers, MD, Kiran H. Thakrar, MD, Daniel R. Wenzke, MD, Uday K. Mehta, MD, Geraldine M. Newmark, MD, Jonathan W. Berlin, MDRésumé |
Small bowel obstruction and large bowel obstruction account for approximately 20% of cases of acute abdominal surgical conditions. The role of the radiologist is to answer several key questions: Is obstruction present? What is the level of the obstruction? What is the cause of the obstruction? What is the severity of the obstruction? Is the obstruction simple or closed loop? Is strangulation, ischemia, or perforation present? In this presentation, the radiologic approach to and imaging findings of patients with known or suspected bowel obstruction are presented.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Small bowel obstruction, Large bowel obstruction, Bowel ischemia, Bowel strangulation, Closed loop obstruction, Volvulus, Intussusception
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Vol 53 - N° 6
P. 1225-1240 - novembre 2015 Retour au numéro
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