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Increased unenhanced bowel-wall attenuation: a specific sign of bowel necrosis in closed-loop small-bowel obstruction.

Camille RondenetIngrid MilletLucie CornoIsabelle Boulay-ColettaPatrice TaourelMarc Zins
Published in: European radiology (2018)
• Increased unenhanced bowel-wall attenuation is the only sign specific for necrosis • Decreased bowel-wall enhancement is not relevant for differentiating reversible ischemia from necrosis • Preoperative knowledge of bowel necrosis is helpful to plan adequate surgery.
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