Computed Tomography of Small Bowel Obstruction

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-27

  Santillan, Cynthia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Closed loop obstruction; Computed tomography; Ischemia; Small bowel feces; Small bowel obstruction; Transition zone

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CLOSED LOOP OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HERNIA; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTESTINE INFARCTION; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE CANCER; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH BYPASS; TISSUE ADHESION;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84870039303     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: 15578275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2012.09.002     Document Type: Review

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