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Using the presence of dilated bowels on US to diagnose SBO.
| Study | # of Pts | Dilated loops of bowel | Interloops free fluids | Abnormal peristalsis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Specificity | Sensitivity | Specificity | Sensitivity | Specificity | ||
| Ünlüer et al. [7] | 174 | 94.2% | 93.8% | x | x | x | x |
| Jang et al. [8] | 76 | 90.9% | 83.7% | x | x | 27.3 | 97.7%, |
| Barzegari et al. [9] | 113 | 97.7% | 100% | 4.5% | 88.4% | 100% |
67.4% |
