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Helical CT is a highly sensitive method to diagnose or rule out intestinal ischemia in the context of acute small-bowel obstruction.

This second pilot trial confirmed the feasibility and safety of transoral gastroplasty. The early results and technical improvements reported in the present study are encouraging in terms of safety, early weight loss, and quality of life, and clearly allowed multicenter trials, which are planned to start soon.

CT is useful for the evaluation of adhesive small bowel obstruction, to detect accurately patients with complications who require urgent operation and to determine the location of the adhesion, which represents a significant prognostic factor for success of conservative treatment.