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This topic covers a blockage caused by tumors, scar tissue, or twisting or narrowing of the intestines. It does not cover ileus, which most commonly happens after surgery on the belly (abdominal surgery). What causes a bowel obstruction? Tumors, scar tissue (adhesions), or twisting or narrowi...
Bowel obstruction refers to the interruption of the normal passage of bowel contents through the bowel, either due to a functional or mechanical obstruction. Functional bowel obstruction, or paraly...
A small bowel obstruction is a blockage in the small intestine. Small bowel obstructions are usually caused by scar tissue, hernia, or cancer. In the United States, most obstructions occur as a result of prior surgeries. The bowel often forms bands of scar (called adhesions) after being ...
Sometimes meds can reduce your swelling enough to ease the blockage. If the obstruction is severe, doesn’t respond to meds, or involves scar tissue, surgery might be needed. You’ll also likely need surgery if the condition happens often. ...
Updated October 14, 2020 Bowel obstruction can be an adverse event of hernia repair surgery, particularly when the procedure was completed using a defective mesh model. If you have experienced bowel blockage or other injuries from a defective implant, yo
Abdominal adhesions, bands of scar tissue that form between the loops of your intestine, can cause an obstruction. Abdominal surgery is usually the cause of such adhesions. Other types of scarring or aherniacan also make your bowel too narrow for anything to pass through. Inflammatory bowel dis...
Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) was introduced as a bridge towards totally laparoscopic procedures. Some concerns are raised regarding its long-term complications such as incisional hernia and adhesive small bowel obstruction. A woman was admitted with colicky central abdominal pain, distension...
Adhesions or scar tissue that form after surgery Foreign bodies (ingested materials that obstruct the intestines) Gallstones Hernias Impacted feces (stool) Intussusception Tumors blocking the intestines Volvulus (twisted intestine)Some of the following are common symptoms seen with bowel obstruction: Abdomi...
Small Bowel Obstruction In the United States, SBO is one of the most common indications of abdominal surgery, and the most common indication for surgery of the small bowel. The three most common causes of SBO in the United States are: adhesions (areas of scarring/abnormal fibrous connection)...