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Acute small bowel obstruction with moderate bowel dilation and expectation of limited adhesions based on previous surgical history (example appendectomy, tubal ligation, C-section, etc.). Subacute or recurrent intestinal obstruction with a well-defined transition zone on preoperative imaging. Suspicion of internal hernia after laparoscopic bariatric surgery (particularly laparoscopic Roux-y-gastric bypass).
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Alaeddine, M.H., Safadi, B.Y. (2012). Laparoscopic Enterolysis for Small Bowel Obstruction. In: Hoballah, J., Scott-Conner, MD, C. (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0451-4_35
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