Type of Surgery
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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Bitterman, Robert A., and Michael A. Peterson. "Large Intestine." In Rosen's Emergency Medicine. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, Inc., 2002.
Evers, B. Mark. "Small Bowel." In Sabiston...
Textbook ofSurgery. Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Company, 2001.
"Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction." In The Merck Manual ofDiagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1999.
Torrey, Susan P., and Philip L. Henneman. "Small Intestine." InRosen's Emergency Medicine. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby, Inc., 2002.
PERIODICALS
Basson, Marc D. "Colonic Obstruction."eMedicine, September26, 2001 [cited May 2, 2003].
Khan, Ali Nawaz, and John Howat. "Small-Bowel Obstruction."eMedicine, April 18, 2003 [cited May 2, 2003].
ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. 85 W. Algonquin Rd., Suite 550, Arlington Heights, IL 60005. (847) 290-9184.
United Ostomy Association, Inc. 19772 MacArthur Blvd.,Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92612-2405. (800) 826-0826.
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Intestinal obstruction repair is surgery to relieve a bowel obstruction. A complete obstruction, no matter what the cause, is a surgical emergency.
When a blockage occurs in the bowel (intestine), stool is unable to move through. Gas is trapped within the bowel, causing swelling and abdominal distention. The obstruction also interrupts normal blood flow, which can cause portions of the bowel to die. When parts of the bowel die, fluids and bacteria from the bowel can leak into the abdominal area, causing a life-threatening infection called peritonitis.
From http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002927.htm
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Biliary colic is the presenting symptom in 80% of patients with gallstone disease who seek medical care; however, only 10-20% of all individuals with gallstones experience severe gallstone pain.
From: eMedicine
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