Despite being potentially lifesaving, bowel obstruction surgery is associated with a high rate of death during surgery or shortly after the procedure. If left untreated, bowel obstruction can be ...

Recovery from bowel obstruction surgery can last for several weeks and require rest and self-care. Your healthcare team will help develop a recovery plan that meets your specific needs.

Crohn’s disease may be a lifelong condition, but today, there are an abundance of effective treatments that can help bring ...

Surgical management was more likely to be performed in younger patients and patients with small intestinal obstruction. Segmental colectomy was the most frequent type of surgery. Half of the ...

This study described the long-term experience of a referral center regarding the role of surgery and colonoscopy in intestinal obstruction. Large prospective controlled randomized trials are ...

If you have a partial bowel obstruction, eating more fiber during ... your healthcare provider may advise bowel blockage ...

It is reported by most authors as ranging between 1 and 4 per cent of all cases of intestinal obstruction. At the Massachusetts General Hospital in the last seventeen years it has been the cause ...

For people where surgery was available, around 45 out of 100 people (around 45% ... Bowel cancer can sometimes cause a blockage in the bowel (bowel obstruction). If this happens, you have a small risk ...