The Effect of Hyperosmolar Water-Soluble Contrast for the Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction
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DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005573
Abstract: Objective: To better understand the efficacy of water-soluble contrast (WSC) in the treatment of adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO). Background: Guidelines recommend using WSC to treat adhesive SBO nonoperatively by acting as a cathartic agent.… read more here.
Keywords: small bowel; effect; bowel obstruction; soluble contrast ... See more keywords
Multi-institutional, prospective, observational study comparing the Gastrografin challenge versus standard treatment in adhesive small bowel obstruction
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DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000001499
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Existing trials studying the use of Gastrografin for management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) are limited by methodological flaws and small sample sizes. We compared institutional protocols with and without Gastrografin (GG), hypothesizing… read more here.
Keywords: small bowel; bowel; adhesive small; bowel obstruction ... See more keywords
Current management of adhesive small bowel obstruction
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.14556
Abstract: Small bowel obstruction is a common and significant surgical presentation. Approximately 30% of presentations will require surgery during admission. The great challenge of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) management is the early detection of silent… read more here.
Keywords: management; small bowel; bowel obstruction; adhesive small ... See more keywords
Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction and the six w’s: Who, How, Why, When, What, and Where to diagnose and operate?
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DOI: 10.1177/1457496920982763
Abstract: Background and Aims: Approximately 75% of patients admitted with small bowel obstruction have intra-abdominal adhesions as their cause (adhesive small bowel obstruction). Up to 70% of adhesive small bowel obstruction cases, in the absence of… read more here.
Keywords: small bowel; bowel; adhesive small; bowel obstruction ... See more keywords