Adhesive small bowel obstruction: predictive value of oral contrast administration on the need for surgery Obstrucción intestinal adherencial: valor predictivo de la administración precoz de contraste radiológico sobre la necesidad de cirugía

Introduction: adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common cause of hospital admission. Nonoperative management is initially recommended unless there is suspicion of strangulation, but its optimal duration is controversial. The aims of our study was to evaluate the usefulness of radiographic s...

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Main Authors: J Perea García, F Turégano Fuentes, B Quijada García, A Trujillo, P Cereceda, B Díaz Zorita, D. Pérez Díaz, M. Sanz Sánchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2004-03-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082004000300005