Bowel obstruction, also known as intestinal obstruction, is a mechanical or functional obstruction of the intestines that prevents the normal movement...

large bowel obstruction is less common than small bowel obstruction, but is still associated with a high mortality rate. Large bowel obstruction, also...

the abdominal wall and sepsis. Perforation may be caused by trauma, bowel obstruction, diverticulitis, stomach ulcers, cancer, or infection. A CT scan is...

caused either by bowel obstruction or by intestinal atony or paralysis. However, instances with symptoms and signs of a bowel obstruction occur, but with...

Neonatal bowel obstruction (NBO) or neonatal intestinal obstruction is the most common surgical emergency in the neonatal period. It may occur due to a...

A volvulus is a bowel obstruction resulting from a loop of intestine twisting around itself and its supporting mesentery. Symptoms include abdominal pain...

bloody stool. It often results in a small bowel obstruction. Other complications may include peritonitis or bowel perforation. The cause in children is typically...

Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass. The stool is often hard and dry. Other symptoms may include...

systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa Small bowel obstruction Irritable bowel syndrome Metabolic disorders: ketoacidosis, porphyria, familial...

many others. Obstructing disorders Gastric outlet obstruction Small bowel obstruction Colonic obstruction Superior mesenteric artery syndrome Enteric infections...

The small intestine or small bowel is an organ in the gastrointestinal tract where most of the absorption of nutrients from food takes place. It lies...

ischemia) and other causes of bowel obstruction. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain. Primary vascular causes of bowel infarction, also known as mesenteric...

Bowel obstruction may occur as a complication of chronic inflammation, and those with the disease are at greater risk of colon cancer and small bowel...

The small bowel feces sign is a radiological finding observed in radiological imaging studies, particularly in cases of small bowel obstruction. It is characterized...

sidewall of the bowel, which can result in bowel strangulation leading to perforation through ischaemia without causing bowel obstruction or any of its...

However, they can rarely cause bowel perforations by inducing volvulus and closed-loop obstruction. Bowel obstruction may occur in up to 0.2 per 1000...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal...

of motor neurons leading to the bowels. Bowel obstruction: mechanical or functional obstruction of the bowel, most commonly due to adhesions, hernias...

part of the pelvis into which a loop of bowel may easily fall. In one review, incidence of small bowel obstruction due to intestinal adhesion was found to...

resection may be performed to treat gastrointestinal cancer, bowel ischemia, necrosis, or obstruction due to scar tissue, volvulus, and hernias. Some patients...

irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, reflux, and constipation. Specific medical conditions like Crohn's disease or bowel obstruction can also...

year of life. Complications may include enterocolitis, megacolon, bowel obstruction and intestinal perforation. The disorder may occur by itself or in...

include faecal impaction and bowel obstruction, which may in turn be caused by ileus, intussusception, volvulus. Inflammatory bowel disease is a condition of...

duodenum. Perforated peptic ulcer Bowel obstruction Ruptured diverticulum Penetrating trauma Ruptured inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., megacolon) Necrotising...

often used. The accuracy of the CT scan depends on whether a small bowel obstruction (SBO) is present. SBO absent prevalence of intestinal ischemia 23%...

and/or vomiting include chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and malignant bowel obstruction. Anticipatory nausea and vomiting may also occur. Nausea and vomiting...

Sometimes, inflamed diverticula can cause narrowing of the bowel, leading to an obstruction. In some cases, the affected part of the colon adheres to the...

radiographs that specified the presence of a sigmoid volvulus, a form of bowel obstruction. It can be identified on both abdominal x-rays and abdominal computed...

hernia may result from surgery and re-arrangement of the bowel and is a cause of bowel obstruction. Antecolic antegastric Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery...

pains. Complications may include iron deficiency anemia, volvulus, or bowel obstruction. The most common risk factors are obesity and older age. Other risk...