Bowel obstruction

external

• Causes

  • Adhesion
  • Bowel hernia
  • Bowel stricture
  • Intussusception
  • Gastrointestinal carcinoma
  • Intestinal pseudoobstruction
  • Pyloric stenosis

• Effects

  • Constipation
  • Abdominal colic
  • Tinkling bowel sounds
  • Gut electrolyte loss

• Parents

  • Obstruction
  • Gastrointestinal disease

• Children

  • Small bowel obstruction

• Treatments

  • Intravenous fluid