Adhesive Closed-loop Small Bowel Obstruction

Complete small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical emergency often resulting from adhesive bands that form following iatrogenic peritoneal injury. Rarely, adhesive SBO may arise without previous intra-abdominal surgery through other modes of peritoneal trauma. We present the case of a male...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christopher S. Kuppler, Chasen A. Croft, Hannah M. Eason-Bates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-01-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5dr953qq