Small-bowel complications of major gastrointestinal tract surgery.
OBJECTIVE
Gastrointestinal complications of major abdominal surgery often require radiologic assessment. The purpose of this article is to review the expected imaging findings and complications after commonly performed gastric and pancreatic surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
It is important to understand the postsurgical anatomy to avoid misinterpreting an expected postoperative finding as a complication. Postoperative complications can be categorized as being related to adhesions, anastomosis, an enteric connection, and abnormal bowel position.
Sandrasegaran
Kumaresan
K
Department of Radiology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. ksandras@iupui.edu
Maglinte
Dean D
DD
Lappas
John C
JC
Howard
Thomas J
TJ
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed