Learn how small bowel obstruction develops, warning signs to watch for, and proven methods to prevent serious complications.

Intussusception is the most common abdominal emergency in children. It is the second leading cause of bowel obstructions for this age group. The symptoms of intussusception are slightly different ...

FRCP Our patient seems to have had viral gastroenteritis with significant diarrhea preceding her intussusception episode, leading to prominent reactive lymph nodes (Peyer's patches) demonstrated ...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has undergone a new surgery for a bowel obstruction and doctors in Brasilia say the ...

Malignant small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common and distressing complication that occurs particularly in patients with bowel or gynecologic cancer. Although surgery should be the primary ...