Barbara Leone
School of Medicine, University “G.d’Annunzio” Chieti – Pescara, via dei Vestini n. 100, 66100 Chieti, Italy|Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Chieti, via dei Vestini n. 1, 66100 Chieti, Italy
[ 1 ] - Adhesive small bowel obstruction: where do we stand now?
Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is one of the most frequently encountered disorders in Emergency Surgery Departments worldwide without negligible hospital admission rates and social costs (1,2). Notwithstanding significant improvements in techniques and materials, intra-abdominal adhesions following abdominal surgery still represent a major unsolved and debated issue harbouring challeng...
[ 2 ] - Gastrografin-based conservative approach to small bowel obstructions: too far from a daily use
As known, small bowel obstruction is one of the most common emergencies in general surgery carrying a not negligible rate of morbidity and financial expenditures as far as high social impact . Peritoneal adhesions are the leading cause of intestinal obstruction up to 74% of cases. In spite of increasing incidence worldwide, current management still presents some “blind corners”, whose aspects s...
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