Imaging of acute intestinal obstruction

Abstract

Acute intestinal obstruction is defined by the hindrance to the progression of the intestinal content due to a mechanical obstacle. It is responsible for approximately 20% of surgical admissions for acute abdominal conditions, with small bowel obstruction (SBO) counting for approximately 75% of the obstruction and large bowel obstruction (LBO) for 25%. © 2007 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.