Diagnostic effectiveness of preoperative water-soluble contrast enema in colorectal perforation.

CONCLUSIONS: This retrospective study indicates that preoperative WSCE before emergency surgery is a useful tool for predicting the presence of Hinchey III-IV in patients with colorectal perforation.
PMID: 31104697 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Asian Journal of Surgery - May 21, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Takeyama H, Ikeda K, Danno K, Kogita Y, Nishigaki T, Yamashita M, Tokunaga T, Taniguchi H, Oka Y Tags: Asian J Surg Source Type: research