title: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on suspected small-bowel obstruction.
abstract: With no one generally accepted approach to evaluate patients with suspected small-bowel obstruction (SBO), standard CT has emerged as the preeminent imaging modality and should be considered in the initial evaluation of patients with suspected high-grade SBO. Playing less significant roles in the diagnosis of acute SBO are barium enemas and the small-bowel examination.
authors.affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. pros@partners.org
authors.forename: Pablo R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Huprich
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015980:Public Health Practice / Q000592:standards*; D011859:Radiography; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States