title: Small bowel obstructions secondary to bezoars.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We aimed to present our experience on computed tomography (CT) findings of small bowel obstruction due to bezoar impaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  CT scans of seven patients (3 males, 4 females, age range; 30-93 years) who were diagnosed as small bowel obstruction due to bezoars were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In each patient, an intraluminal mass with a mottled gas pattern on CT enabled specific preoperative diagnosis of bezoars, and postoperative changes such as anastomotic lines and afferent-efferent loops.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CT imaging is useful in making the diagnosis of bezoar associated with small bowel obstruction, and greatly helps assessing the detailed abdominal anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology Başkent University Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Adana, Turkey. sulusan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Serife
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulusan
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Koç
authors.forename: Nurkan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Törer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001630:Bezoars / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media