CT of acute biliopancreatic limb obstruction.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to report the CT features of biliopancreatic limb (afferent loop) obstruction.


CONCLUSIONS
Acute biliopancreatic limb obstruction has typical CT features. Given its high morbidity and rate of reoperation, it is useful to make this specific diagnosis instead of reporting the findings as postoperative small bowel obstruction.
Sandrasegaran
Kumaresan
K
Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, UH 0279, 550 N University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. ksandras@iupui.edu
Maglinte
Dean D T
DD
Rajesh
Arumugam
A
Lappas
John C
JC
Howard
Thomas J
TJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D015904:Biliopancreatic Diversion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed