Learn how small bowel obstruction develops, warning signs to watch for, and proven methods to prevent serious complications.

Abdominal CT scan showed small bowel obstruction with a transition point in the left inguinal region (Figure 1). A segment of the intestine was entrapped within a hernial sac that was protruding ...

Malignant small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common and distressing complication that occurs particularly in patients with bowel or gynecologic cancer. Although surgery should be the primary ...