[Post-operative bowel obstruction. Part 2: Mechanical post-operative small bowel obstruction by bands and adhesions]
1Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive, UMR 7000, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris. jean-jacques.duron@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
Abstract:
Small Bowel obstruction due to post-operative adhesions is a common problem in a general surgical practice. Any laparotomy initiates the lifelong risk of this complication. Mortality rates have improved dramatically in the last three decades. The basic evaluation and treatment of small bowel obstruction is well defined but many individual strategies may result from the variety of clinical presentations and from techniques and equipment available to a local surgical practice. Recent advances in surgical techniques and preventive strategies may improve overall results. Results will remain linked to the continuous aging of the populations of Western countries.
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