Strangulation And Adhesions Flashcards
CF of strangulation
Increase abdominal pain
Not getting controlled by medicine
Increase total leucocyte count
Strangulation finding in CECT
Reduced bowel wall enhancement means 11 times higher chance of strangulation
Absence of mesentric fluid in CECT
Reduced chance by 6 months
Most common cause of intestine obstruction
Adhesions
(Small intestine)
What is mc obstruction in large intestine
Tumour
Adhesions are formed by
Post surgery
Non surgical causes of bowel adhesions
TB
crohn
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Endometriosis
Post radiotherapy
Clinical futures
Cardinal signs
Management
Gastrograffin study
Which intestinal obstruction can be maintained conservatively
Adhesive obstruction (48-72 hrs)
Surgery for adhesions
Adhesolysis
If recurrent adhesive obstruction
Nobles plication
Charles philip procedure