Large bowel obstruction secondary to adhesive bands
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Large bowel obstruction secondary to adhesive bands
Large bowel obstruction (LBO) is most commonly due to malignancy, volvulus, hernia, diverticular disease and inflammatory bowel disease. LBO due to adhesions is unusual. A literature review was conducted which revealed that only a few such cases have been reported. We report two cases of LBO secondary to adhesions in patients, one with and one without a past abdominal surgical history. We highl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rju152