title: CT diagnosis of postoperative abdominal complications.
abstract: Over 3 million abdominal operations are performed in the United States each year, and a significant number of these patients subsequently undergo computed tomography (CT) either for follow-up of resected lesions or evaluation of possible postoperative complications. This article describes the clinical presentations and CT features of commonly encountered postsurgical complications. A wide spectrum of lesions involving the abdominal wall as well as intraperitoneal structures is herein illustrated to emphasize the role of CT in their diagnosis and management.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Ghahremani
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed