OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to evaluate the accuracy of CT for differentiating small-bowel bezoar from small-bowel feces in cases of small-bowel obstruction (SBO). CONCLUSION: In cases of SBO, although some CT features of bezoars and small-bowel feces overlap, a well-defined mass mottled with gas bubbles associated with an encapsulating wall, the newly described "floating fat-density debris" sign, and a lesion in the stomach that appears similar to the obstructing mass is typical of a small-bowel bezoar; an isolated amorphous mass mottled with gas bubbles is typical of small-bowel feces.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study was to evaluate the accuracy of CT for differentiating small-bowel bezoar from small-bowel feces in cases of small-bowel obstruction (SBO). CONCLUSION: In cases of SBO, although some CT features of bezoars and small-bowel feces overlap, a well-defined mass mottled with gas bubbles associated with an encapsulating wall, the newly described "floating fat-density debris" sign, and a lesion in the stomach that appears similar to the obstructing mass is typical of a small-bowel bezoar; an isolated amorphous mass mottled with gas bubbles is typical of small-bowel feces.
Authors: Yura Kim; Beom Jin Park; Min Ju Kim; Deuk Jae Sung; Dong-Sik Kim; Young-Dong Yu; Jeong Hyeon Lee Journal: World J Gastroenterol Date: 2013-01-07 Impact factor: 5.742
Authors: Mehdi Soufi; Said Benamr; Mehdi Belhassan; Rahal Massrouri; Houria Ouazzani; Bouziane Chad Journal: Saudi J Gastroenterol Date: 2010 Jul-Sep Impact factor: 2.485