Sonographic diagnosis of bowel obstruction presenting with fluid-filled loops of bowel

When intestinal obstruction presents with fluid-filled bowel loops instead of air-distended loops, subtle elongated masses representing these bowel loops may be missed on plain abdominal radiographs. In these cases, ultrasound will show sausage-shaped, cystic structures, with uneven margins represen...

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Published inJournal of clinical ultrasound Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 23
Main Authors Bedi, D G, Fagan, C J, Nocera, R M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1985
Subjects
Adult
Ascites - diagnosis
Body Fluids
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction - diagnosis
Intracellular Fluid
Male
Mesenteric Cyst - diagnosis
Middle Aged
Ovarian Cysts - diagnosis
Ultrasonography
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Summary:When intestinal obstruction presents with fluid-filled bowel loops instead of air-distended loops, subtle elongated masses representing these bowel loops may be missed on plain abdominal radiographs. In these cases, ultrasound will show sausage-shaped, cystic structures, with uneven margins representing mucosal folds, distributed throughout the abdomen and sometimes accompanied by peristalsis. These features differentiate fluid-filled bowel loops from other cystic structures in the abdomen and help make a diagnosis of bowel obstruction.
ISSN:0091-2751
DOI:10.1002/jcu.1870130106