Open AccessSmall-bowel obstruction associated with sigmoid diverticulitis: CT evaluation in 16 patients.
Author(s) -
A Y Kim,
Genevieve L. Bennett,
B Bashist,
B Perlman,
Alec J. Megibow
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.170.5.9574608
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulitis , sigmoid function , bowel obstruction , sigmoid colon , radiology , general surgery , gastroenterology , rectum , artificial neural network , computer science , machine learning
The purpose of this study was to identify acute sigmoid diverticulitis as a cause of small-bowel obstruction and to describe the CT findings.