Small bowel obstruction

Small bowel obstruction

Diagnosis and treatment pathway for adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO). Adhesions are the most common cause of small bowel obstruction. Differentiate between ASBO and other causes of bowel obstruction.

Adapted from: Ten Broek RPG, et al. Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO). World J Emerg Surg. 2018 Jun 19;13:24 (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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