Q1.true regarding small bowel obstruction
a.in supine radiograph –dilated,gas-filled small bowel
loops larger than 3cm in diameter with little or no gas in the small bowel or
colon distal to obstruction
b.upright or decubitus abdominal radiographs –multiple
air fluid levels in the dilated small bowel
c.step ladder appearance
d.string of pearl sign
e.all
ANS.
e
Gas
–filled small bowel loops above the obstruction may have horizontal orientation
in the central abdomen ---and produce stepladder pattern .
Small
amount of gas trapped between small bowel folds on upright or decubitus
radiographs may appear as tiny bubbles of gas lined up along the non-dependant
bowel surface ( known as string of pearls sign ) .
Gaseless abdomen –when patients swallow little or no
air ,abdominal radiographs may reveal multiple tubular soft tissue densities
representing fluid-filled loops of small bowel and a paucity of bowel gas
distal to obstruction producing so-called gasless abdomen.
Q2 .The most common cause of small bowel obstruction is
a.external hernia
b.post-operative adhesion
c.small bowel tumour
d.intestinal parasites
e.acute appendicitis
ANS
.b
The
second most common cause of small bowel obstruction is external herna (
inguinal .femoral ,umbilical or incisional )
Q3. All true regarding colonic obstruction except
a.more
than 50% due to annular carcinoma
b.the
most common site is ascending colon
c.paucity
of gas in distal colon and rectum
d.can
mimic small intestinal obstruction in case of incompetent ileo-caecal valve
e.dilated
gas filled loops of colon proximal to obstruction
ANS.
b
The
most common site of colonic obstruction is sigmoid colon where the colon has
narrower caliber .Carcinoma of the cecum and ascending colon are less likely to
cause obstruction because of wider caliber of the right side of colon .
Q3.all
true about closed loop obstruction except
a.segment
of bowel obstructed at two points
b.usually
involve large intestine intestine
c.caused
by adhesion ,internal henia or volvulus
d.coffee
bean appearance
e.pseudotumour
appearance
ANS.
b
Closed
loop obstruction usually involve small segments .Occasionally ,there may be
disproportionately dilated gas –filled loop of small bowel that has the
appearance of a coffee beans .
Of
obstructed segments fills with fluid ,rounded soft tissue mass produces
pseudotumour appearance .