NOUN
- blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel
How To Use intestinal obstruction In A Sentence
- The liver, spleen, kidneys, and pancreas all looked normal, and no evidence of intestinal obstruction or perforation was detected.
- Causes of intestinal obstruction include volvulus, intussusception, incarcerated hernia, and postoperative adhesions.
- If you suspect any kind of intestinal obstruction because your child has bilious vomiting, a swollen abdomen, or bloody stools, take her to the emergency room immediately.
- We report a case of prostate adenocarcinoma, diagnosed 9 years earlier, in a patient who presented with intestinal obstruction due to extensive omental and peritoneal metastatic disease.
- Complications can include volvulus, intestinal obstruction, infarction, perforation, and hemorrhage.
- Postoperatively, the patient had a distal intestinal obstruction requiring reduction of a volvulus.
- While swallowed fruit pits are more common than was once thought, they rarely cause symptoms and intestinal obstruction.
- Its very important to differentially diagnose between simple intestinal obstruction and strangulated intestinal obstruction.
- Plain-film abdominal radiographs are most useful when intestinal obstruction or perforation of a viscus in the abdomen is a concern.
- The absolute contraindications for laparoscopic surgery include uncorrectable coagulopathy, intestinal obstruction, abdominal wall infection, and suspected malignant ascites. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Urologic Conditions in Children
