title: Closed-loop obstruction of the small bowel: CT and sonographic appearance.
abstract: Two patients with closed loop obstruction diagnosed by CT and sonography are reported. Abdominal radiograph was nonspecific. The characteristic CT and sonographic features included (a) isolated conglomerate of dilated, fluid-filled bowel loops; (b) fixation of these "U" shaped distended loops; (c) thickened bowel wall; and (d) extraluminal fluid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hoffman-Tretin
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Alterman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography