Recurrent Small Bowel Obstruction Following Contrast Challenge Versus Surgical Intervention at Index Presentation:1-Year Follow-Up of the Adhesive Bowel Obstruction in Children (ABC) Study.
AIM Long-term outcomes after contrast challenge (CC) in pediatric adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) are unknown. This study assesses ASBO recurrence and need for surgical intervention within 1-year of ASBO admission. METHODS We performed a multi-institutional prospective implementation study of a standardized C...