Imaging Signs for Determining Surgery Timing of Acute Intestinal Obstruction. (19th July 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Zhenkai; Shi, Liangliang; Zhang, Jianhua; Sun, Qiang; Ming, Weidi; Wang, Zhengming; Sun, Hongzhi
• Other Names: Hashmi Mohammad Farukh Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Contrast media & molecular imaging. Volume 2022(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-07-19
• Subjects: Diagnostic imaging -- Periodicals; Magnetic resonance imaging -- Periodicals; Contrast media (Diagnostic imaging) -- Periodicals; Contrast Media -- Periodicals; Diagnostic Imaging -- Periodicals; Substances de contraste -- Périodiques; Diagnostics moléculaires -- Périodiques; Imagerie médicale; Substance de contraste; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 616.0754
• DOI: 10.1155/2022/1980371
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1555-4309

Abstract

Abstract : We aimed to analyze the computed tomography (CT) imaging signs of bowel wall ischemia in patients with acute intestinal obstruction and construct an imaging prediction model to guide clinical treatment. The CT imaging signs of patients with acute intestinal obstruction diagnosed in our center in recent 6 years were collected for retrospective analysis. The etiology of intestinal obstruction and incidence rate of bowel wall ischemia were recorded, and the specific CT findings of bowel wall ischemia, including mesenteric edema, bowel wall thickening, and fish tooth sign, were analyzed. Among the 302 patients selected, 130 surgically treated patients were eligible for analysis. Bowel wall ischemia in acute intestinal obstruction showed an incidence rate of 14.90%, and the incidence rates of bowel wall ischemia in intra-abdominal hernia, intussusception, incarcerated external abdominal hernia, and volvulus were about 92.30%, 50%, 35.71%, 33.33%, and 12.59%, respectively. The incidence rate of bowel wall ischemia in simple adhesive intestinal obstruction was about 12.59%, and that in malignancy-induced intestinal obstruction was about 6.56%. Univariate analysis revealed 5 factors with statistical significance, including bowel wall thickening, mesenteric edema, bowel wall pneumatosis, ascites, and fish tooth sign. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that fish tooth sign, bowel wall thickening, and mesenteric edema were able to predict bowel wall ischemia, and the corresponding partial regression coefficients were 2.164, 1.129, and 1.173, odds ratios (ORs) were 8.707, 3.093, and 3.232, sensitivity was 0.356, 0.400, and 0.844, and specificity was 0.859, 0.835, and 0.529, respectively. Imaging signs of bowel wall thickening, mesenteric edema, and fish tooth sign are valuable in predicting bowel wall ischemia, among which bowel wall thickening and mesenteric edema have relatively high specificity and fish tooth sign has a relatively high sensitivity. Furthermore, a fish tooth sign has the most favorable predictive value for bowel wall ischemia in acute intestinal obstruction, followed by bowel wall thickening and mesenteric edema.