Small bowel ischemia caused by strangulation in complicated small bowel obstruction. ct findings in 20 cases with histo - pathological correlation
Author(s) -
W. Wiesner,
Koenraad J. Mortelé
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the belgian society of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1780-2393
DOI - 10.5334/jbr-btr.696
Subject(s) - medicine , ascites , bowel infarction , bowel obstruction , ischemia , pathological , thickening , gastroenterology , mesenteric ischemia , infarction , radiology , myocardial infarction , chemistry , polymer science
To analyze the CT findings in 20 cases of complicated small bowel obstruction with surgically and histopathologically proven small bowel ischemia, caused by extrinsic venous outflow obstruction of the affected bowel loops and to discuss the question, if bowel wall thickening, abnormal bowel wall enhancement, ascites and mesenteric stranding correlate with the severity of bowel wall damage.
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