Diagnostic utility of CT for small bowel obstruction: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the diagnostic performance of computed tomography (CT) for small bowel obstruction (SBO), including diagnostic accuracy, ischemia, predicting surgical intervention, etiology and transition point. METHODS:PubMed/MEDLINE and relate...

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Main Authors: Zhengyan Li, Ling Zhang, Xijiao Liu, Fang Yuan, Bin Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226740