The gastric emptying scan as a tool for surgical management of severe bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury: 2 Case reports Jon A. Mukand, MD, PhD, Mark S. Kaplan, MD, Dilshad D. Blackinton, MD, Susan Biener-Bergman, MD, Daria A. Trojan, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 81, Issue 11, Pages 1531-1534 (November 2000) DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.7160 Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Chest x-ray of the first patient, showing pneumonia related to progressive abdominal distention and constipation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2000 81, 1531-1534DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2000.7160) Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Abdominal x-ray of the first patient, showing ileus and cecal dilation consistent with obstruction. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2000 81, 1531-1534DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2000.7160) Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Gastric emptying scan of the first patient, showing prolonged half-time of emptying (75min) and 1-hour residual (50%). Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2000 81, 1531-1534DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2000.7160) Copyright © 2000 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions