Large-Bowel Obstruction in the Adult: Classic Radiographic and CT Findings, Etiology, and Mimics.
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Jaffe, T; Thompson, WM
Published in: Radiology
June 2015
Large-bowel obstruction is an abdominal emergency with high morbidity and mortality rates if left untreated. Although abdominal radiography is usually the initial imaging study performed in patients suspected of having large-bowel obstruction, it may not be sufficient to distinguish obstruction from other causes of colonic dilatation. Computed tomography is the imaging method of choice as it can establish the diagnosis and cause of large-bowel obstruction. A contrast agent enema may be used to confirm or exclude large-bowel obstruction. In this review, the imaging findings in multiple causes of large-bowel obstruction are illustrated and compared with acute colonic pseudo-obstruction.
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Radiology
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1527-1315
Publication Date
June 2015
Volume
275
Issue
3
Start / End Page
651 / 663
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Radiography, Abdominal
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Intestine, Large
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Humans
- Diagnosis, Differential
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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Jaffe, T., & Thompson, W. M. (2015). Large-Bowel Obstruction in the Adult: Classic Radiographic and CT Findings, Etiology, and Mimics. Radiology, 275(3), 651–663. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2015140916
Jaffe, Tracy, and William M. Thompson. “Large-Bowel Obstruction in the Adult: Classic Radiographic and CT Findings, Etiology, and Mimics.” Radiology 275, no. 3 (June 2015): 651–63. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2015140916.
Jaffe T, Thompson WM. Large-Bowel Obstruction in the Adult: Classic Radiographic and CT Findings, Etiology, and Mimics. Radiology. 2015 Jun;275(3):651–63.
Jaffe, Tracy, and William M. Thompson. “Large-Bowel Obstruction in the Adult: Classic Radiographic and CT Findings, Etiology, and Mimics.” Radiology, vol. 275, no. 3, June 2015, pp. 651–63. Pubmed, doi:10.1148/radiol.2015140916.
Jaffe T, Thompson WM. Large-Bowel Obstruction in the Adult: Classic Radiographic and CT Findings, Etiology, and Mimics. Radiology. 2015 Jun;275(3):651–663.
Published In
Radiology
DOI
EISSN
1527-1315
Publication Date
June 2015
Volume
275
Issue
3
Start / End Page
651 / 663
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Radiography, Abdominal
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Intestine, Large
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Humans
- Diagnosis, Differential
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences