Diagnosis often involves imaging tests like CT scans to pinpoint the location and cause of the obstruction. Management of SBO can include nonoperative methods like bowel rest and nutritional ...

A CT scan of the abdomen can show the organs, blood vessels, and bones in your abdominal cavity. The multiple images provided by the scan can give your doctor many different views of your body.

CT colonography is a test that uses CT scans to check the large bowel (colon) and back passage (rectum). It’s also called a virtual colonoscopy. You have this test as an outpatient in the CT scanning ...

The demographics and clinical characteristics of the obstruction cohort are presented in Table 1. The characterisitics of surgical and endoscopic management of intestinal obstruction are ...

Constipation which is not adequately treated may lead to more serious problems including impaction or a bowel obstruction. An impaction is treated with manual removal of all lower bowel contents ...

“A combination of malignancy and adhesions caused small bowel obstruction. Lady Lola was at high risk of developing adhesions due to her historical abdominal procedures. An inpatient CT scan in ...

Malignant small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common and distressing complication that occurs particularly in patients with bowel or gynecologic cancer. Although surgery should be the primary ...