The role of ultrasound in the management of intestinal obstruction

Intestinal obstruction (IO) is a common cause of acute abdominal pain. The recent increased use of sonography in the initial evaluation of abdominal pain has made point-of-care ultrasound a valuable tool for the diagnosis of IO. Sonography is as sensitive, but more specific, than plain abdominal X-r...

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Main Authors: Ashraf F Hefny, Peter Corr, Fikri M Abu-Zidan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2012;volume=5;issue=1;spage=84;epage=86;aulast=Hefny