"Small bowel feces sign" - a ct sign in small bowel obstruction

Small-Bowel Feces Sign in Small Bowel Obstruction

Address for Correspondence: Linda Pantongrag-Brown, M.D., AIMC, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. The small-bowel feces sign is a finding found at CT of the abdomen. It is defined by the presence of fecal-like material mixed with gas bubbles in the dilated lumen of the small intestine, usually seen prior to the point of obstruction. It is the result of delayed small-bowel transit t...

[Value of the small bowel feces sign at CT in adhesive small bowel obstruction].

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to describe the CT features of the small bowel feces sign and to determine its value as a positive criteria of non-severity in adhesive small bowel obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective study of adhesive small bowel obstructions diagnosed by CT from January 2001 to December 2002. All CT examinations featuring a small bowel feces s...

Prevalence and meaning of "Small Bowel Feces Sign" in small bowel obstruction

Small bowel feces sign in association with occlusive mesenteric ischemia

Small bowel feces sign (SBFS) is a computed tomography (CT) finding that appears as fecal like material in dilated small bowel loops. This sign is usually seen in association with gradually progressive small bowel obstruction. We present a case of occlusive mesenteric ischemia in which the SBFS appeared on CT scan early on in the course of the disease. We put forward a suggested alternative mec...

Whirl sign in small bowel volvulus.

DESCRIPTION A 43-year-old man without previous abdominal operations came to the hospital due to sudden onset abdominal pain and vomiting. His abdomen was soft. Laboratory data confirmed leukocytosis and severe acidosis (pH 7.16). Abdominal CT revealed a twist of mesentery around the axis of the superior mesenteric artery (figure 1) and poor contrast-enhanced bowel loops (figure 2). Emergent lap...