Background: Patients with partial adhesive small-bowel obstruction are usually managed
conservatively, receiving intravenous hydration and nothing by mouth. Previous studies …

BACKGROUND: Nothing by mouth (NPO) is the standard treatment for small-bowel
obstruction. Whether oral medications should be prohibited during treatment of adhesive …

Small bowel obstruction (SBO) due to adhesions is often initially treated non‐operatively but
the safety and duration of non‐operative treatment is controversial. The aims of this study …

Background: A long-standing debate exists about whether stable patients who have
adhesive small-bowel obstruction (ASBO) are best managed operatively or nonoperatively …

Predictors for success of non-operative management of adhesive small bowel obstruction - PMC
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Background The current management paradigm for recurrent adhesive small bowel
obstruction (SBO) is nonoperative. Rates of recurrence differ based on time interval between …

Small bowel obstruction is a common and significant surgical presentation. Approximately
30% of presentations will require surgery during admission. The great challenge of adhesive …

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 …

We assessed the nonoperative and operative management of adhesive small bowel
obstruction (ASBO) and compared complication rates and surgical outcomes. ASBO is a …

BACKGROUND Recent studies show that early operative intervention in patients who fail
nonoperative management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is associated with …