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Small Bowel Obstruction

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Common Surgical Diseases

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Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is one of the most common conditions encountered by the general surgeon. In the majority of patients a thorough history and physical exam, complemented by plain abdominal radiographs, is all that is required to make the diagnosis. Postoperative adhesions are the leading cause of SBO (70%) followed by incarcerated hernias (inguinal, femoral, incisional, or ventral). Other less likely causes include primary or metastatic tumors, intussusception, radiation enteritis, and inflammatory bowel disease.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Justin B. Maxhimer

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care Associates, St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network, Bethlehem, PA, 18015, USA

    Roderick M. Quiros

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  1. Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Jonathan A. Myers MD (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director) (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director)

  2. Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Keith W. Millikan MD (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean) (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean)

  3. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides MD (Professor of Surgery Head) (Professor of Surgery Head)

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Maxhimer, J.B., Quiros, R.M. (2008). Small Bowel Obstruction. In: Myers, J.A., Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_34

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