Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction, also known as intestinal obstruction, is a mechanical or functional obstruction of the intestines which prevents the normal movement of the products of digestion. Either the small bowel or large bowel may be affected. Symptoms include abdominal pain, vomiting, bloating, and not passing gas. Mechanical obstruction is the cause of about 5 to 15% of cases of severe abdominal pain of sudden onset requiring admission to hospital.Causes of bowel obstruction include adhesions, hernias, volvulus, endometriosis, inflammatory bowel disease, appendicitis, tumors, diverticulitis, ischemic bowel, tuberculosis, and intussusception. Small bowel obstructions are most often due to adhesions and hernias while large bowel obstructions are most often due to tumors and volvulus. The diagnosi
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Bowel obstruction
Bowel obstruction, also known as intestinal obstruction, is a mechanical or functional obstruction of the intestines which prevents the normal movement of the products of digestion. Either the small bowel or large bowel may be affected. Symptoms include abdominal pain, vomiting, bloating, and not passing gas. Mechanical obstruction is the cause of about 5 to 15% of cases of severe abdominal pain of sudden onset requiring admission to hospital.Causes of bowel obstruction include adhesions, hernias, volvulus, endometriosis, inflammatory bowel disease, appendicitis, tumors, diverticulitis, ischemic bowel, tuberculosis, and intussusception. Small bowel obstructions are most often due to adhesions and hernias while large bowel obstructions are most often due to tumors and volvulus. The diagnosi
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Bowel obstruction, also known ...... of 1550 BC and by Hippocrates.
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La obstrucción intestinal es u ...... era una emergencia quirúrgica.
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Une occlusion intestinale est ...... ion » et la tomodensitométrie.
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腸閉塞症(ちょうへいそくしょう)または腸閉塞は機械的または腸 ...... ポクラテスによるエーベルス・パピルスに詳しく記載されている。
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Bowel obstruction, also known ...... ors and volvulus. The diagnosi
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La obstrucción intestinal es u ...... era una emergencia quirúrgica.
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Une occlusion intestinale est ...... ion » et la tomodensitométrie.
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腸閉塞症(ちょうへいそくしょう)または腸閉塞は機械的または腸 ...... ポクラテスによるエーベルス・パピルスに詳しく記載されている。
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Bowel obstruction
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Obstrucción intestinal
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Occlusion intestinale
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腸閉塞症
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Bowel obstruction
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