CT findings for postsurgical blind pouch of small bowel.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to define the CT criteria for blind pouches formed after enteric anastomosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Familiarity with the CT appearance of blind pouches avoids the mistaking of these entities for bowel obstruction or abscesses.
Sandrasegaran
Kumaresan
K
Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, UH 0279, 550 N University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202-5253, USA.
Maglinte
Dean D T
DD
Rajesh
Arumugam
A
Tann
Mark
M
Kopecky
Kenyon K
KK
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001765:Blind Loop Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed