Small bowel obstruction
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In medicine, small bowel obstruction is intestinal obstruction of the small intestine.
Prognosis
CT scan findings of complete obstruction, dilated small bowel, or free fluid are associated with having subsequent surgery.[1]
"The appearance of water-soluble contrast in the colon on an abdominal X ray within 24 hours of its administration predicts resolution of an adhesive small bowel obstruction with a pooled sensitivity of 0.97, specificity of 0.96."[2]
Treatment
Clinical practice guidelines address the treatment.[3]
Administration of "water-soluble contrast did not reduce the need for surgical intervention" according to a meta-analysis by the Cochrnae Collaboration.[2] Others do not agree with this.[3]
References
- ↑ Kory Jones et al., “Can a computed tomography scoring system predict the need for surgery in small-bowel obstruction?,” The American Journal of Surgery 194, no. 6 (December 2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.09.020 (accessed November 15, 2007).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbas S, Bissett IP, Parry BR (2007). "Oral water soluble contrast for the management of adhesive small bowel obstruction". Cochrane Database Syst Rev (3): CD004651. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD004651.pub3. PMID 17636770. Research Blogging.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Diaz JJ, Bokhari F, Mowery NT, et al (June 2008). "Guidelines for management of small bowel obstruction". J Trauma 64 (6): 1651–64. DOI:10.1097/TA.0b013e31816f709e. PMID 18545135. Research Blogging.