What Is a Bowel Obstruction? A bowel obstruction is a serious problem that happens when something fully or partly blocks either your large or small intestine. It’s also known as an intestinal ...

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare condition that occurs when you have symptoms of intestinal obstruction without anything physically blocking the intestines. It can be chronic or develop ...

A bowel obstruction is a blockage in the small or the large intestine. It can happen for many reasons, and can lead to severe complications. Dietary measures can help manage symptoms while waiting for ...

Non-operative measures include pharmacologic colonic decompression combined with general measures [8–14] and digestive colonoscopy. Diagnostic colonoscopy in the involvement of the large intestine or ...

Constipation and strain during bowel movements can increase your risk for a hernia, a bulge of tissue that pushes through the muscle. A hernia leading to new or additional constipation can be a sign ...

Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIIP) is a rare and severe clinical syndrome characterized by symptoms and signs of intestinal occlusion, in the absence of any mechanical obstruction ...

In total 26,065 surgical records and 18,793 colonoscopy reports were reviewed. We recorded 644 patients with obstruction of any type, which was managed non-conservatively (with surgery alone or ...