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- Title
Large bowel obstruction secondary to adhesive bands.
- Authors
El-Masry, Nabil S.; Geevarghese, Ruben
- Abstract
Large bowel obstruction (LBO) is most commonly due to malignancy, volvulus, hernia, diverticular disease and inflammatory bowel disease. LBO due to adhesions is unusual. A literature review was conducted which revealed that only a few such cases have been reported. We report two cases of LBO secondary to adhesions in patients, one with and one without a past abdominal surgical history. We highlight that while rare, the aetiology of LBO secondary to adhesions must be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with obstructive symptoms.
- Subjects
LARGE intestine; DIVERTICULOSIS
- Publication
Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2015, Vol 2015, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2042-8812
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1093/jscr/rju152