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Intestinal Obstruction

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Intestinal Obstruction, Bowel Obstruction, Ileus

  • See Also
  1. Small Bowel Obstruction
  2. Constipation
  • Types
  • Ileus (decreased intestinal motility)
  1. Adynamic Ileus
  2. Megacolon
    1. Bowel Pseudoobstruction (Ogilvie Syndrome)
  • Types
  • Obstruction
  1. Small Bowel Obstruction (most common)
  2. Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome (DIOS, seen in Cystic Fibrosis)
  3. Large Bowel Obstruction (uncommon)
    1. Toxic Megacolon
    2. Neoplasm (most common)