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 6 Etiology of large bowel ischemia, necrosis, and perforation (large bowel obstruction group, n = 36) n (%)

Cause	Ischemia(n = 6)	Necrosis(n = 6)	Perforation(n = 4)
Large bowel cancer	3 (50%)	3 (50%)	2 (50%)
Adhesions	1 (16.6%)	1 (16.6%)	1 (25%)
Hernia	1 (16.6%)	1 (16.6%)	1 (25%)
Sigmoid volvulus	1 (16.6%)	1 (16.6%)	0 (0%)
Retroperitoneal tumor	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Ovarian cystadenocarcinoma	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

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