The target sign in 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...

Bowel Obstruction in the First Month of Life

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the etiology, symptom frequency, management, and surgical outcome of gastrointestinal obstruction in the first month of life.Methods: A total of 72 neonates with gastrointestinal obstruction were reviewed over a period of 16 months.Results: The male to female ratio was 2.4:1. In this study, 75% of the neonates were presented in the fi...

[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

MR imaging of Strangulated Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO): "peristalsis gap sign" and "intraluminal bleeding sign"

A review was made in the MR studies including cine MR and surgical and pathological reports of ten patients with surgically confirmed strangulated small bowel obstruction to establish criteria for a definite MR diagnosis and indications for surgery. Akinesis of the closed loop and movement in surrounding bowel loops (peristalsis gap) were noted in all patients. lntraluminal low-intensity on TPw...