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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 9. Gastrointestinal Emergencies > |
Chapter 86. Bowel Obstruction and Volvulus
Sections: Bowel Obstruction and Volvulus: Introduction, Small Bowel Obstruction, Large Bowel Obstruction, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Laboratory and Radiographic Findings, Treatment, Pseudo-Obstruction, References.
Topics Discussed: intestinal obstruction; volvulus, intestinal.
Excerpt:"Intestinal obstruction is the inability of the intestinal tract
to allow for regular passage of food and bowel contents secondary to
mechanical obstruction or adynamic ileus. Adynamic ileus (paralytic
ileus) is more common but is usually self-limiting and does not
require surgical intervention. Mechanical obstruction can be caused
by either intrinsic or extrinsic factors and generally requires
definitive intervention in a relatively short period of time to
determine the cause and minimize subsequent morbidity and mortality
(Tables 86-1 and 86-2)...."
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