Small bowel adenocarcinomas are rare tumours, but their incidence is increasing. Their
most common primary location is the duodenum. The few studies that have collected data …

Computed tomographic (CT) enterography combines the improved spatial and temporal
resolution of multi–detector row CT with large volumes of ingested neutral enteric contrast …

BACKGROUND Small-bowel obstruction (SBO) represents as many as 16% of surgical
admissions and more than 300,000 operations annually in the United States. The optimal …

Small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) is a rare malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract that
has increased in incidence across recent years. Often diagnosed at an advanced stage …

Small-bowel tumors represent a rare entity comprising 0.6% of all new cancer cases in the
US, and only 3% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms. They are a heterogenous group of …

Acute intestinal obstruction occurs when the forward flow of intestinal contents is interrupted
or impaired by a mechanical cause. It is most commonly induced by intra-abdominal …

OBJECTIVE. Imaging of the vast array of pathologic processes occurring in the small bowel
has been facilitated by recent advances, including the use of MDCT scanners that acquire …

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate small-bowel enhancement characteristics and the
sensitivity, specificity, and interobserver agreement of computed tomographic (CT) findings …

CT enterography is a new non-invasive imaging technique that offers superior small bowel
visualisation compared with standard abdomino-pelvic CT, and provides complementary …

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of contrast material–
enhanced and water-enhanced multidetector computed tomographic (CT) enteroclysis in …