Abdominal Radiography Findings in Small-Bowel Obstruction

2001 ◽  
Vol 176 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Lappas ◽  
Benedicto L. Reyes ◽  
Dean D. T. Maglinte
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Jae-Eun Hyun ◽  
Hyun-Jung Han

A 7-month-old neutered male poodle dog presented with general deterioration and gastrointestinal symptoms after two separate operations: a jejunotomy for small-intestinal foreign body removal and an exploratory laparotomy for diagnosis and treatment of the gastrointestinal symptoms that occurred 1 month after the first surgery. The dog was diagnosed as having small-bowel obstruction (SBO) due to intra-abdominal adhesions and small-bowel fecal material (SBFM) by using abdominal radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and laparotomy. We removed the obstructive adhesive lesion and SBFM through enterotomies and applied an autologous peritoneal graft to the released jejunum to prevent re-adhesion. After the surgical intervention, the dog recovered quickly and was healthy at 1 year after the surgery without gastrointestinal signs. To our knowledge, this study is the first report of a successful treatment of SBO induced by postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions and SBFM after laparotomies in a dog.


2007 ◽  
Vol 188 (3) ◽  
pp. W233-W238 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Thompson ◽  
Ramsey K. Kilani ◽  
Benjamin B. Smith ◽  
John Thomas ◽  
Tracy A. Jaffe ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
pp. 193-197
Author(s):  
Omar Alnachoukati ◽  
Mohamed Ray-Zack ◽  
Sam Godin ◽  
Taylor Apodaca ◽  
Martin Zielinski ◽  
...  

1996 ◽  
Vol 37 (1P1) ◽  
pp. 186-189
Author(s):  
J. Czechowski

Ninety-six patients, 45 men and 51 women (mean age 39 years, range 13–90 years), with clinically acute abdomen were examined by conventional abdominal radiography and ultrasonography during a period of one year. Ultrasonography was performed with a linear transducer, which permitted study of morphology and motility of small bowel loops: distention, paralysis, intramural thickening, and extraluminal fluid. Nineteen cases of mechanical obstruction (9 simple and 10 of strangulation type) were observed. In the strangulation group ultrasonographic findings were positive in 91% whereas conventional radiography solely was positive in 30%. In the simple obstruction, 89% and 78%, respectively, were correctly diagnosed by the 2 techniques. Ultrasonography is recommended as a routine examination beside conventional abdominal films in acute abdomen.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Glatstein ◽  
Dana Danino ◽  
Ayelet Rimon ◽  
Sergei Keidar ◽  
Dennis Scolnik

Small bowel obstruction is rarely caused by bezoars concretions formed from undigested foreign material in the gastrointestinal tract. An important cause of bezoars is phytobezoars, formed from vegetables or fruits. A four-year-old boy presented to our emergency department with symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction. Upright plain abdominal radiography revealed multiple air fluid levels. Ultrasound showed no abnormalities, and because of worsening symptoms computed tomography of abdomen was performed. It showed intraluminal obstruction of the terminal ileum. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a phytobezoar consisting of undigested rhubarb. The mass was milked through the large bowel and out the anus. Although rare in humans, bezoars are a well-documented cause of small bowel obstruction and should be considered when intraluminal bowel obstruction occurs. Bezoars causing small bowel obstruction may require surgical treatment.


2007 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 571
Author(s):  
Young Cheol Lee ◽  
Young Tong Kim ◽  
Won Kyung Bae ◽  
Il Young Kim

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