Fluid-filled intestinal obstruction.
Three cases of intestinal obstruction are described in which the diagnosis was delayed because of the absence of gas in the bowel. The obstructed bowel was entirely fluid-filled and so abdominal distension was not marked, peristaltic sounds were not accentuated and the abdominal X-rays did not show air-fluid levels.
D000328:Adult; D001314:Auscultation; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
D005740:Gases