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Obstruction, Small Bowel: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: A small-bowel obstruction (SBO) is caused by a variety of pathologic processes. The leading cause of SBO in developed countries is postoperative adhesions (60%) followed by malignancy, Crohn's disease, and hernias, although some studies have reported ...

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A small-bowel obstruction (SBO) is caused by a variety of pathologic processes. Learn what causes SBO & the symptoms. http://bit.ly/deJn2k

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Obstruction, Large Bowel: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Large-bowel obstruction (LBO) is an emergency condition that requires early identification and intervention. The etiology of LBO is age dependent. LBO can result from either mechanical interruption of the flow of intestinal contents or by the ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Crohn Disease: eMedicine Gastroenterology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Crohn disease is an idiopathic, chronic, transmural inflammatory process of the bowel that often leads to fibrosis and obstructive symptoms, which can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from the mouth to the anus. ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Bowel Obstruction in the Newborn: eMedicine Pediatrics: Cardiac Disease and Critical Care Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Bowel obstruction in the newborn is one of the most common newborn surgical emergencies. Successful management of a newborn with a bowel obstruction depends on timely diagnosis and prompt therapy. The diagnosis can usually be made based ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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