PMID- 19864831
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091214
LR  - 20091029
IS  - 1319-3767 (Print)
IS  - 1319-3767 (Linking)
VI  - 2
IP  - 2
DP  - 1996 May
TI  - Comparative study of plain abdominal films and small bowel enema in clinically 
      unclear cases of small bowel obstruction.
PG  - 74-9
AB  - A study was undertaken to compare the usefulness of plain abdominal X-rays (PABR) 
      and small bowel enema (SBE) in evaluating cases of clinically unclear small bowel 
      obstruction. The PABR of the patients taken just before the small bowel enema 
      were compared to the films of the SBE. Fifty-two out of 76 were eventually 
      operated on. The results show the gross limitations of PABR in excluding the 
      presence of small bowel obstruction. The sensitivity and negative predictive 
      value of SBE in identifying or excluding obstruction were 100% each, while the 
      corresponding values of PABR were 42 and 40%. However, the margin of specificity 
      and positive predictive values were narrow; 94 and 97 percent in SBE and 86 and 
      88 in PABR. SBE was also superior in identifying the cause and location of 
      obstruction. In conclusion, due to the specificity of PABR it will remain the 
      first line of investigations in suspected intestinal obstruction. However, its 
      limitation in excluding the presence of obstruction cannot be overemphasized. The 
      SBE confirms or excludes obstruction promptly and should be applied as the most 
      accurate evaluation.
FAU - Makanjuola, D
AU  - Makanjuola D
AD  - Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, 
      Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Khoshim, M
AU  - Khoshim M
FAU - El Bakery, A
AU  - El Bakery A
FAU - Al Damegh, S
AU  - Al Damegh S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Saudi J Gastroenterol
JT  - Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi 
      Gastroenterology Association
JID - 9516979
EDAT- 1996/05/01 00:00
MHDA- 1996/05/01 00:01
CRDT- 2009/10/30 06:00
PHST- 2009/10/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 1996/05/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1996/05/01 00:01 [medline]
AID - SaudiJGastroenterol_1996_2_2_74_34030 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Saudi J Gastroenterol. 1996 May;2(2):74-9.