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ArticleEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2022

Diagnosis of single adhesive bands versus matted adhesions in small bowel obstructions: a radiological predictive score.

Pierre Berge, Maxime Delestre, Anita Paisant, Antoine Hamy, Christophe Aubé, Jean-François Hamel, Aurélien Venara

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  1. A multi-analysis of nomogram model for the identification of banded adhesions and matted adhesions in adhesive small bowel obstruction.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023
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  2. Focus on emergency general surgery.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pierre Berge *Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49933, Angers Cedex 9, France.
Maxime Delestre *Department of Medicine, University of Health- Angers, Angers, France.
Anita PaisantDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49933, Angers Cedex 9, France.
Antoine HamyDepartment of Medicine, University of Health- Angers, Angers, France.
Christophe AubéDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital of Angers, 4 rue Larrey, 49933, Angers Cedex 9, France.
Jean-François HamelDepartment of Medicine, University of Health- Angers, Angers, France.
Aurélien VenaraDepartment of Medicine, University of Health- Angers, Angers, France. auvenara@yahoo.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1539-4797
Université d'Angers · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe objective was to develop a radiological score obtained from multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) to differentiate between single band adhesion (SBA) and matted adhesions (MA) as the etiology of small bowel obstruction (SBO).

methodsAll consecutive patients who underwent surgery from January 2013 to June 2018 for adhesion-induced SBO were retrospectively included.

resultsAmong the 193 patients having surgery for SBO, 119 (61.6%) had SBA and 74 (38.4%) had MA surgically proven. In multivariate analysis, the presence of a beak sign (OR = 3.47, CI [1.26; 9.53], p = 0.02), a closed loop (OR = 11.37, CI [1.84; 70.39], p = 0.009), focal mesenteric haziness (OR = 3.71, CI [1.33; 10.34], p = 0.01) and focal and diffuse peritoneal fluid (OR = 4.30, CI [1.45; 12.73], p = 0.009 and OR = 6.34, CI [1.77; 22.59], p = 0.004, respectively) were significantly associated with SBA. Conversely, the presence of diffuse mesenteric fluid without focal fluid (OR = 0.23, CI [0.06; 0.92], p = 0.04) and an increase of the diameter of the most dilated loop (OR = 0.94, CI [0.90; 0.99], p = 0.02) were inversely associated with SBA. Using the significant predictive factors of SBA, we built a composite score to radiologically predict the etiology of SBO. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of the score was 0.8274. For a cut-off score of -0.523, sensitivity, specificity and the percentage of patients correctly classified were 78.4%, 84.6% and 80%, respectively. If the score is ≥ 7, the probability that the mechanism of SBO is not SBA was 100%.

conclusionsThe present score, validated in a different population, could be a significant tool in the decision for surgical management.

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Intestinal ObstructionHumansIntestine, SmallMultidetector Computed TomographyRetrospective StudiesTissue AdhesionsIntestinal obstruction/diagnosisPostoperative complications*/diagnosisRetrospective studies

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