Advantages of computer tomography in the diagnosis of acute adhesive intestinal obstruction after gynecologic operations

Abstract

Adhesive intestinal obstruction is one of the most common and potentially fatal complications after abdominal surgery. Among gynecological operations, leading to the development of adhesive intestinal obstruction, abdominal hysterectomy is the most common cause of emergency intervention. At the same time, in the recent past, mortality was observed from 40% to 60%. Currently ,due to the development of endovideosurgery, it was possible to reduce the postoperative mortality rate however, the mortality rate remains between 10% and 20% in all patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction. The cornerstone in the improvement of treatment results is the timely diagnosis of this complication. We have developed criteria for early computer tomographic diagnosis of adhesive intestinal obstruction in patients after gynecological surgery (patent No. 2669729). These include: free fluid in the lumen of the small intestine more than 200.0 ml, in two or more areas, pneumatized intestinal loops, expansion of the intestinal wall by 2.1 mm or more. The study was conducted in two groups of patients with adhesive peritoneal disease with intestinal obstruction, which included computed tomography (104 patients) and examined according to the traditional method (60 people). The validity of the diagnostic computer tomographic criteria of the study leaves no doubt about the need for their use in the preoperative prediction of access and the volume of surgery.