Non-traumatic abdominal emergencies: imaging of acute intestinal obstruction.

Taourel, P; Kessler, N; Lesnik, A; Blayac, P M; Morcos, L; Bruel, J M · Eur Radiol · 2002

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the main clinical questions in bowel obstruction, to discuss the value of various imaging modalities, including conventional radiography, ultrasound, and CT, to underline the impact of imaging in the management of patients with suspect bowel obstruction, and then to suggest a diagnostic triage in such patients.

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