Intraabdominal adhesions: Intraoperative US

Authors

F. J. Suslavitch
N. A. Turner
P. S. King
H. Keith Brown, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1989

Abstract

Intraoperative ultrasound (US) was used to help locate the bowel, liver, and spleen in dense abdominal adhesions in 30 patients who were undergoing repeated laparotomy and had undergone previous sugery for various conditions. US helped determine the correct location of these organs in 49 abdominal adhesions. The authors conclude that in patients who have undergone previous surgery, intraoperative US can aid the distinction of tissue planes that can be safely transected from vital abdominal organs.

Publication Title

Radiology

Volume

172

Issue

2

First Page

387

Last Page

388

Comments

This article was published in Radiology, Volume 172, Issue 2, Pages 387-388.

Copyright © 1989 RSNA.

Recommended Citation

Suslavitch, F. J.; Turner, N. A.; King, P. S.; and Brown, H. Keith, "Intraabdominal adhesions: Intraoperative US" (1989). PCOM Scholarly Works. 1286.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/1286