Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction, also known as intestinal obstruction, is a mechanical or functional obstruction of the intestines which prevents the normal movement of the products of digestion.[1][2] Either the small bowel or large bowel may be affected.[3]
Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, vomiting, bloating and not passing gas.
Bowel Obstruction Media
A small bowel obstruction as seen on CT
Average inner diameters and ranges of different sections of the large intestine.
Upright abdominal X-ray demonstrating a small bowel obstruction. Note multiple air fluid levels.
Upright abdominal X-ray of a person with a large bowel obstruction showing multiple air fluid levels and dilated loops of bowel
Small bowel obstruction on ultrasound
Small bowel obstruction on ultrasound
Small bowel obstruction on ultrasound
References
- ↑ Fitzgerald, J. Edward F.. Emergency Surgery (2010). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 74–79. ISBN 9781405170253. doi:10.1002/9781444315172.ch14.
- ↑ Adams, James G.. Emergency Medicine: Clinical Essentials (Expert Consult -- Online) (in en) (2012)Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 331. ISBN 978-1455733941.
- ↑ Bowel Obstruction. Radiologic Clinics of North America 53 (6) (November 2015). p. 1225–40. doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2015.06.008.
