Intestinal obstruction
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What is Intestinal obstruction?
Intestinal obstruction involves a partial or complete blockage of the bowel that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through.
Alternative Names:
Paralytic ileus; Intestinal volvulus; Bowel obstruction; Ileus; Pseudo-obstruction - intestinal; Colonic ileus
Posts on Intestinal obstruction (1272)
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- Nov 25, 2008
i have a 3 and a half month old son that has a psuedo intestinal obstruction known as hypog...
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- Jun 14, 2007
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History of my mother: colon cancer April 1999; had surgery to remove tumor. chemotherapy fo...
My mother has advanced ovarian cancer. Four months ago, an obstruction caused by the cance...
Where can I find info about Pseudo Intestinal Obstruction? It killed my Mother and I can fi...
after a surgery i had scar tissue which causes intestinal obstruction.
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