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Anastomotic colonic inflammatory polyp as a cause of large bowel obstruction: a case report
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Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction [PDF]
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2021 AbstractLarge bowel obstruction is a serious and potentially life-threatening surgical emergency which is associated with high morbidity and mortality rate. The most common etiology is colorectal cancer which accounts for over 60% of all large bowel obstructions.
Muldoon RL.
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Subacute small bowel obstruction or chronic large bowel obstruction
BMJ, 2021### What you need to know A 48 year old woman presented to her general practitioner with a seven day history of colicky lower abdominal pain and vomiting. The intermittent colicky abdominal pain started first when it woke her from sleep. The next day she vomited twice.
Gregor Campbell Hewson +2 more
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2021
Large bowel obstruction (LBO) differs from SBO in etiology and clinical presentation. A careful history and physical exam often distinguish between the two diagnoses; imaging usually confirms the diagnosis. Left-sided LBO is the most common.
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Large bowel obstruction (LBO) differs from SBO in etiology and clinical presentation. A careful history and physical exam often distinguish between the two diagnoses; imaging usually confirms the diagnosis. Left-sided LBO is the most common.
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The American Journal of Surgery, 1960
Abstract One hundred ninety-seven patients with large bowel obstruction seen in a municipal hospital were reviewed; the mortality rate was 32 per cent. This can be attributed mostly to the elderly age of the patients, the advanced state of malignancy and the duration of the obstruction. In about half the patients the usual quiet onset of obstipation
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Abstract One hundred ninety-seven patients with large bowel obstruction seen in a municipal hospital were reviewed; the mortality rate was 32 per cent. This can be attributed mostly to the elderly age of the patients, the advanced state of malignancy and the duration of the obstruction. In about half the patients the usual quiet onset of obstipation
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, 2014 In the United States, the most frequent causes of large bowel obstruction, in decreasing order, include colorectal cancer, diverticulitis (or other inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)), sigmoid or cecal volvulus, fecal impaction, and then a number of other uncommon causes such as foreign bodies, sliding inguinal hernias, and
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2011
Large bowel obstruction (LBO) can be divided into mechanical and nonmechanical causes and is distinct from functional problems with colonic transit and constipation.
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Large bowel obstruction (LBO) can be divided into mechanical and nonmechanical causes and is distinct from functional problems with colonic transit and constipation.
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Malignant large bowel obstruction
Nigerian Journal of Surgical Sciences, 2006Malignant large bowel obstruction caused by colonic adnocarniconma represent a surgical emergency with increased operative morbidity and mortality. Five (41.7%) of 12 cases of colorectal cancer in this study presented as large bower obstruction. Patients presented with advanced tumours in Duke's stages C and D.
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Treating Large-Bowel Obstruction
Postgraduate Medicine, 1968When a patient has large-bowel obstruction, he probably is elderly and has noted gradual obstipation and abdominal distention. A sigmoid carcinoma, volvulus or diverticulitis has obstructed the lumen. The first step is to replace fluids, give prophylactic antibiotics, and deflate the bowel with a tube.
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