Radiological Findings in Primary Intestinal Ischaemia

Aalborg University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Intestinal Ischemia

Treatments: Radiation: Computerized tomography scan of the abdomen

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04361110

Acute intestinal ischaemia

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate which findings on a non-specific CT scan that predict acute primary intestinal ischaemia.

Full description

48 patients with primary intestinal ischemia admitted in 4 consecutive years (2006-2009) in Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital. Control group consists of 82 patients operated in the same department and in the same time range.

Abdominal CT scans are described with respect to intestinal diameter, changes in intestinal wall, extra intestinal changes and vessel pathology.

Enrollment: 130 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 120 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary acute intestinal ischaemia in an abdominal operation.
• CT-scan within 48 hours preoperative.

Exclusion criteria

• Secondary intestinal ischaemia
• Intestinal ischaemia isolated intestinal mucosa.
• No CT-scan within 48 hours preoperative

Trial design

130 participants in 2 patient groups

Acute intestinal ischaemia

Description:

Abdominal CT scan within 48 hours preoperative.

Treatment:

Radiation: Computerized tomography scan of the abdomen

Controls

Description:

Abdominal CT scan within 48 hours preoperative.

Treatment:

Radiation: Computerized tomography scan of the abdomen