Small bowel obstruction: A roentgenologic study

Summaey

A study has been made of ninety-two cases in which the roentgenologic findings suggested the presence of small bowel obstruction, or in which obstruction of the colon was accompanied by dilatation of the small bowel, simulating small bowel obstruction. My attempt to differentiate the various obstructive lesions on the basis of the roentgenologic findings has met with failure. The importance of roentgenologic examination in the determination of the presence and approximate location of small bowel obstruction is again emphasized.