ACR Appropriateness Criteria on suspected small-bowel obstruction.

Ros, Pablo R; Huprich, James E · J Am Coll Radiol · 2006

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Abstract

With no one generally accepted approach to evaluate patients with suspected small-bowel obstruction (SBO), standard CT has emerged as the preeminent imaging modality and should be considered in the initial evaluation of patients with suspected high-grade SBO. Playing less significant roles in the diagnosis of acute SBO are barium enemas and the small-bowel examination.

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