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Surgical Clinics of North America, 2018 Identifying patients with small bowel obstruction who need operative intervention and those who will fail nonoperative management is a challenge. Without indications for urgent intervention, a computed tomography scan with/without intravenous contrast should be obtained to identify location, grade, and etiology of the obstruction.
Katie Love, Bower +5 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2021 Background and Aims: Approximately 75% of patients admitted with small bowel obstruction have intra-abdominal adhesions as their cause (adhesive small bowel obstruction).
M. Podda, M. Khan, S. di Saverio
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Small bowel obstruction in the elderly: a plea for comprehensive acute geriatric care
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2018 Small bowel obstruction is one of the most frequent emergencies in general surgery, commonly affecting elderly patients. Morbidity and mortality from small bowel obstruction in elderly is high.
Ekin Ozturk +5 more
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Small Bowel Obstruction-A Surprise [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Trans - omental hernia is very rare, accounting to 1-4% of all internal hernias which is an unusual cause of small bowel obstruction. Here we present a case report of a small bowel obstruction in a female due to trans - omental hernia presenting with ...
Jeffrey Daniel Mathew +3 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2013 Key Clinical MessageGallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, but an established cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction in elderly patients. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality as most patients are elderly with multiple comorbidities. Surgery of choice is enterolithotomy.
Saurabh, Shireesh, Singh, Namrata
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Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Review
JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2023 Adhesion is a leading cause of small bowel obstruction. Adhesive small bowel obstruction has significant challenges in diagnosis, treatment and prevention with considerable impact on morbidity and socioeconomic burden.
P. Ghimire, S. Maharjan
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Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a WSES position paper
World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2021 Background Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical emergency, causing high morbidity and healthcare costs. The majority of SBOs are caused by adhesions that result from previous surgeries.
Yousef Amara +16 more
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British Journal of Radiology, 2021 Objectives: Small bowel obstruction is a common surgical emergency which can lead to bowel necrosis, perforation and death. Plain abdominal X-rays are frequently used as a first-line test but the availability of immediate expert radiological review is ...
D. Kim +8 more
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Emergency Medicine Journal, 2007 Small bowel obstruction in children is uncommon; however, if improperly managed, it can lead to bowel ischaemia, necrosis, perforation and death. A 4-year-old boy presented with 4 days of vomiting, absolute …
T, Agarwal, M A, Butt
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