Acute mechanical bowel obstruction: Clinical presentation, etiology, management and outcome

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2007; 13(3): 432-437
Published online Jan 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i3.432

Table 2 Etiology of acute mechanical bowel obstruction n (%)

Cause	Small bowelobstructiongroup (n = 114)	Large bowelobstructiongroup (n = 36)	Total studygroup(n = 150)
Adhesions	84 (73.8%)	13 (36.3%)	97 (64.8%)
Hernia	21 (18.5%)	1 (2.7%)	22 (14.8%)
Large bowel cancer	3 (2.6%)	17 (47.4%)	20 (13.4%)
Small bowel tumor	3 (2.6%)	0 (0%)	3 (2.0%)
Retroperitoneal tumor	0 (0%)	2 (5.5%)	2 (1.3%)
Crohn’s disease	2 (1.7%)	0 (0%)	2 (1.3%)
Small bowel volvulus	1 (0.8%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.6%)
Ovarian cystadenocarcinoma	0 (0%)	1 (2.7%)	1 (0.6%)
Acute diverticulitis	0 (0%)	1 (2.7%)	1 (0.6%)
Sigmoid volvulus	0 (0%)	1 (2.7%)	1 (0.6%)

Citation: Markogiannakis H, Messaris E, Dardamanis D, Pararas N, Tzertzemelis D, Giannopoulos P, Larentzakis A, Lagoudianakis E, Manouras A, Bramis I. Acute mechanical bowel obstruction: Clinical presentation, etiology, management and outcome. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(3): 432-437
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i3/432.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i3.432