Bowel complications seen on CT after pancreas transplantation with enteric drainage.
OBJECTIVE
Bowel-related complications from pancreas transplantation account for much of the postsurgical morbidity. In a review of 98 pancreas transplant recipients, we found 19 (19.4%) with such complications.


CONCLUSIONS
The most common problems were small-bowel obstruction and anastomotic leaks. Adhesions and internal hernias accounted for most postoperative bowel obstructions.
Lall
Chandana G
CG
Department of Radiology, UH 0279, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 N University Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Sandrasegaran
Kumaresan
K
Maglinte
Dean T
DT
Fridell
Jonathan A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000267:Tissue Adhesions; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed