Inflammatory changes proximal to obstructing lesions in the small intestine.
Ischemia proximal to colonic obstruction has been frequently described in the clinical and radiologic literature. These changes may obscure the obstructing lesion. A similar but much less frequently appreciated phenomenon may also occur in the small intestine. We present 2 such cases and discuss the possible pathogenesis and diagnostic pitfalls.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007082:Ileum; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography