Evaluation and management of small-bowel obstruction
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Guidelines for management of small bowel obstruction.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The description of patients presenting with small bowel obstruction (SBO) dates back to the third or fourth century, when early surgeons created enterocutaneous fistulas to relieve a bowel obstruction. Despite this success with operative therapy, the nonoperative management of these patients with attempted reduction of hernias, laxatives, ingestion of heavy metals (e.g....
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2163-0755
DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31827019de