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Unusual causes of small bowel obstruction and contemporary diagnostic algorithm
Author(s) -
Gümüştaş OG,
Gümüştaş A,
Yalçın R,
Savcı G,
Soylu RA
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.01949.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bowel obstruction , abnormality , radiological weapon , hernia , lymphoma , radiology , adenocarcinoma , carcinoid tumour , general surgery , gastroenterology , cancer , psychiatry
Summary Intestinal obstruction is a common clinical abnormality. In 60–80% of cases, the small bowel is affected. Although postoperative adhesions are responsible in 60% of cases, the other frequently observed causes are hernia, strangulation and tumours, such as carcinoid, lymphoma or adenocarcinoma. In this pictorial essay, we presented the radiological findings of uncommon causes of small bowel obstruction as well as the suggested diagnostic algorithm.