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Intestinal obstruction

Intestinal obstruction: Introduction

Intestinal obstruction: Blockage in the intestines of the digestive tract. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Intestinal obstruction is available below.

Symptoms of Intestinal obstruction

• Abdominal swelling
• Constipation
• Severe abdominal cramps
• Intermittent abdominal cramps
• Vomiting
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 9 symptoms of Intestinal obstruction

Treatments for Intestinal obstruction

• Emergency medical treatment
• Surgery
• Barium enema - this test may also actually resolve the condition in some cases.
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Intestinal obstruction:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Intestinal obstruction?

• Misdiagnosis of Intestinal obstruction
• Failure to diagnose Intestinal obstruction
• Hidden causes of Intestinal obstruction (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Intestinal obstruction

Intestinal obstruction: Deaths

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Types of Intestinal obstruction

• Intussusception
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Diagnostic Tests for Intestinal obstruction

• Physical examination
• Barium enema - this test may also actually resolve the condition in some cases.
• more tests...»

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Intestinal obstruction: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Intestinal obstruction:

• Intestional abscess
• Perforation
• Peritonitis
• more complications...»

Causes of Intestinal obstruction

• Abdominal tumor
• Bowel cancer
• Scar tissue
• Adhesions
• Hernia
• more causes...»

See full list of 42 causes of Intestinal obstruction

More information about causes of Intestinal obstruction:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Intestinal obstruction (37 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Intestinal obstruction (72 listings)
• Underlying causes of Intestinal obstruction
• Intestinal obstruction as a complication caused by other conditions
• Intestinal obstruction as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Intestinal obstruction

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Intestinal obstruction:

• Small intestinal obstruction
• Large intestine obstruction
• Adhesions
• Hernia
• Strangulated hernia
• Colon cancer
• more related diseases...»

Intestinal obstruction: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Intestinal obstruction

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. ...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer...read more »

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Intestinal obstruction: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
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Hospitals & Clinics: Intestinal obstruction

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Intestinal obstruction:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Intestinal obstruction, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Intestinal obstruction: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Latest Treatments for Intestinal obstruction

• IV fluids
• Nasogastric tube
• Urine catheter
• Antibiotics
• Piperacillin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 16 latest treatments for Intestinal obstruction

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Intestinal obstruction

Medical research articles related to Intestinal obstruction include:

• Intra-peritoneal prophylactic agents for preventing adhesions and adhesive intestinal obstruction after non-gynaecological abdominal surgery
• Effectiveness of PTC124 treatment of cystic fibrosis caused by nonsense mutations: a prospective phase II trial.
• When is the use of faecal occult blood testing appropriate? For example should it be used in the investigation of iron deficient anaemia?
• When is the use of faecal occult blood testing appropriate? For example should it be used in the investigation of iron deficient anaemia?
• Computed tomography in assessment of suspected large bowel obstruction
• Methylnaltrexone
• Intestinal obstruction
• Serial Transverse Enteroplasty
• more research...»

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Intestinal obstruction: Animations

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Research about Intestinal obstruction

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Clinical Trials for Intestinal obstruction

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Intestinal obstruction include:

• Outcome of Palliative Management of Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction w/Colorectal Stents or Surgery - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Seprafilm in the Reduction of Incidence of Bowel Obstruction in General Surgery - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Efficacy and Safety of Lanreotide Microparticles as Palliative Treatment in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Lanreotide (microparticle formulation)
• Value of CT-Scan and Oral Gastrografin in the Management of Post Operative Small Bowel Obstruction - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Naloxone in Treating Constipation in Patients Who Are Receiving Opioids for Chronic Pain - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - naloxone
• more trials...»

See full list of 16 Clinical Trials for Intestinal obstruction

Statistics for Intestinal obstruction

• Medical statistics for Intestinal obstruction
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Intestinal obstruction
• Death and Mortality statistics for Intestinal obstruction
• Society statistics for Intestinal obstruction

Intestinal obstruction: Broader Related Topics

• Intestine conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• more types...»

Types of Intestinal obstruction

Intestinal obstruction Message Boards

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Definitions of Intestinal obstruction:

Blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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