These days, digestive tract-related diseases are becoming one of the common diseases that can happen to any age and gender. Therefore, the diagnosis of digestive tract diseases is extremely important to be able to detect the disease early, thereby having appropriate treatment. One of the paraclinical methods to support the diagnosis of these diseases is the gastrointestinal ultrasound, which is being widely developed in most medical facilities.

Gastrointestinal ultrasound is an imaging diagnostic technique performed using an ultrasound machine to diagnose diseases in the digestive tract, providing guidance for more advanced techniques such as computed tomography and endoscopy for determination.

Intestinal obstruction is a common surgical emergency, second only to appendicitis. The causes of intestinal obstruction are diverse, and the signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction also vary depending on the cause and location of the intestinal obstruction. Therefore, the diagnosis of intestinal obstruction relies heavily on imaging tests, including ultrasound. So what role does gastrointestinal ultrasound play in detecting and diagnosing intestinal obstruction?