Research Article
Intravenous Contrast Agent in Abdominal CT: Is It Really Needed to Identify the Cause of Bowel Obstruction? Proof of Concept
Table 1
Etiology and location of bowel obstruction in the study population.
| | Small bowel obstruction 11 patients | Large bowel obstruction 7 patients |
| Etiology, (%) | 5 (45) adhesions | 6 (86) tumors | 2 (18) incisional hernia | 2 (18) volvulus | 1 (14) adhesions | 1 (9) tumor | ā | 1 (9) retroperitoneal neoplasm | ā |
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