Matt Lanter is reflecting on the third anniversary of his emergency surgery following an intestinal blockage — and why he's ...

The demographics and clinical characteristics of the obstruction cohort are presented in Table 1. The characterisitics of surgical and endoscopic management of intestinal obstruction are ...

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) affects the movement of food, fluid, air, and waste through the intestines. It can be genetic or develop due to another health condition. CIPO is a ...

"The findings highlight a significant risk of ileus and bowel obstruction during pregnancy in women who have undergone IBD ...

In adults with an umbilical hernia, surgery is typically recommended in order to avoid complications such as intestinal obstruction. Small bowel obstruction is a partial or complete block of your ...

Malignant small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common and distressing complication that occurs particularly in patients with bowel or gynecologic cancer. Although surgery should be the primary ...