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CT diagnosis of closed loop bowel obstruction mechanism is not sufficient to indicate emergent surgery.

Camille RondenetIngrid MilletLucie CornoWassef KhaledIsabelle Boulay-ColettaPatrice TaourelMarc Zins
Published in: European radiology (2019)
• Twenty percent (19/96) of all cases of closed loop small bowel obstruction (CL-SBO) representing 31% of the patients given first-line conservative therapy, were resolved without surgery. • The distance between the transition zones may help to choose between conservative and surgical management in patients with a CL-SBO but no CT evidence of ischemia. • A distance < 8 mm between the transition zones suggests a need for emergent surgery.
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