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CT diagnosis of strangulation in patients with small-bowel obstruction: current status and future direction

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The pathophysiology of strangulating small bowel obstruction and the limitations of known CT criteria of strangulation are reviewed. The concept of coronal mapping of the course of the superior mesenteric vessels based on axial abdominal CT in order to aid the radiologic diagnosis of intestinal strangulation is introduced.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388–1 Poongnap-Dong, Songpa-Ku, Seoul 138–040, Korea, , , , , , KR

    H. K. Ha, S. E. Rha, J. H. Kim & Y. H. Auh

  2. Department of Radiology, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA, , , , , , US

    D. D. T. Maglinte

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Ha, H., Rha, S., Kim, J. et al. CT diagnosis of strangulation in patients with small-bowel obstruction: current status and future direction. Emergency Radiology 7, 47–55 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101400050010

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