Closed-loop small-bowel obstruction: Diagnostic patterns by multidetector computed tomography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 697-701

  Elsayes, Khaled M ^a   Menias, Christine O ^b   Smullen, Timothy L ^b   Platt, Joel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed loop; Intestinal obstruction; Multidetector CT

Indexed keywords

BOWEL OBSTRUCTION; CLOSED-LOOP; CONDITION; HIGH GRADES; HIGHLY ACCURATE; IMAGING FEATURES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MULTIDETECTOR CT; POSTOPERATIVE ADHESIONS; SMALL BOWEL;

MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTERNAL HERNIA; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 34748886177     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318031f516     Document Type: Review

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