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Strangulation is associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity in patients with mechanical bowel obstruction. The accurate and early recognition of the presence of strangulation is important to allow safe nonoperative treatment. A number of studies have shown that there was no single and reliable test to detect or exclude the presence of strangulation. The aim of this study was to evaluate...