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 JE (2010). "Small Bowel Obstruction". Emergency Surgery. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 74–79. doi:10.1002/9781444315172.ch14. ISBN 9781405170253. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017.
- ↑ Adams JG (2012). Emergency Medicine: Clinical Essentials (Expert Consult -- Online). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 331. ISBN 978-1455733941. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017.
- ↑ Gore RM, Silvers RI, Thakrar KH, Wenzke DR, Mehta UK, Newmark GM, Berlin JW (November 2015). "Bowel Obstruction". Radiologic Clinics of North America. 53 (6): 1225–40. doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2015.06.008. PMID 26526435.
