Diagnostic utility of CT for small bowel obstruction: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the diagnostic performance of computed tomography (CT) for small bowel obstruction (SBO), including diagnostic accuracy, ischemia, predicting surgical intervention, etiology and transition point. METHODS:PubMed/MEDLINE and related databases were searched for research articles published from their inception through August 2018. Findings were pooled using bivariate random-effects and summary receiver operating characteristic curve models. Meta-regression and subgroup analyses were performed to evaluate whether publication year, patient age, enhanced CT, slice thickness and pathogenesis affected classification accuracy. RESULTS:In total, 45 studies with a total of 4004 patients were included in the analysis. The pooled sen

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6936825 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature