title: Small-bowel obstruction: state-of-the-art imaging and its role in clinical management.
abstract: Small-bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common clinical condition with signs and symptoms similar to other acute abdominal disorders. The radiologic investigation of patients with SBO as well as the indications and timing of surgical intervention have changed over the past 2 decades. This review focuses on modern imaging techniques and their role in both the diagnosis and treatment of patients with SBO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5253, USA. dmaglint@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Dean D T
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Maglinte
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Keith D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lillemoe
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sandrasegaran
authors.forename: Douglas K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Rex
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography