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| CT diagnosis of adhensive intestinal obstruction |
| WANG Yan-hua, ZHANG Xiao-ying, TANG Zhen |
| Department of Imaging, Gongli Hospital, Shanghai 200135?, China |
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Abstract Objective: To explore the CT signs and diagnosis of adhensive intestinal obstruction. Methods: CT signs in 54 cases of patients with adhensive intestinal obstruction proved by surgery or clinical follow-up were analyzed retrospectively, pre- and post-contrast CT scan of the abdomen were performed. Results: CT findings include adhensive stripe and abdominal band obstruction in 46 cases, bowel changes at adhensive zone in 54 cases, including bowel shrink 42, beak sign 15, bowl adhension form gobbet in 5, inflammation in transitional zone in 4, metastatic foci in transition zone in 4. Conclusion: CT can diagnose adhensive intestinal obstruction correctly, and promote the diagnostic accuracy of strangulated intestinal obstruction.
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Received: 04 April 2006
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2006, Vol. 17 
