Background Adhesions are the leading cause of small bowel obstruction. Gastrografin
transit time may allow for the selection of appropriate patients for non‐operative …

AIM: To identify and analyze the clinical presentation, management and outcome of patients
with acute mechanical bowel obstruction along with the etiology of obstruction and the …

Emergency surgery of the small bowel represents a challenge for the surgeon, in the third
millennium as well. There is a wide number of pathologies which involve the small bowel …

Background: Hematological parameters, including albumin and hemoglobin (Hb) levels and
lymphocyte counts, are low-cost tests that can be used to determine inflammation and …

Background: Mechanical bowel obstruction is a common emergency problem resulting in
high morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical presentation …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Acute mechanical bowel obstruction (AMBO) is still a major
surgical problem for emergency departments. The aim of this study was to evaluate AMBO in …

Large bowel obstruction (LBO) is defined as a surgical emergency where a mechanical
interruption (either complete or partial) occludes the flow of intestinal contents. 1 …

Introduction Mechanical bowel obstruction cases constitute an important place in emergency
health care services. In this study, bowel obstructions caused by intra-abdominal tumors …

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting morbidity and
mortality by evaluating the demographical, etiological and clinical characteristics of patients …

Background: Relaparotomy is sometimes required for complications that develop after
abdominal surgery, but it is associated with high mortality. We aimed to investigate the …