Adhesions from prior abdominal surgeries are the most common cause of SBO. Untreated SBO can lead to serious complications like bowel perforation or tissue death (strangulation). Symptoms of SBO ...

A UCLA Health research team has helped define and characterize a rare bowel obstruction that affects premature infants, known as meconium-related obstruction of prematurity (MROP). Distinct from ...

An inquest into the death of a baby after an advanced neonatal nurse practitioner missed “red flag” signs of a bowel ...

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Congenital intestinal atresia and obstruction encompass a group of developmental anomalies in which a portion of the intestinal lumen is either absent (atresia) or narrowed (stenosis). These ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Out of 89 patients with bowel obstruction after ingesting water beads, 84% had to undergo abdominal surgery.

Water-absorbing beads have become increasingly hazardous to children over the past 10 years, as children who swallow the beads can experience life-threatening problems such as bowel obstruction. In ...

An autopsy report revealed the obstruction was caused by scar tissue. Lisa Marie Presley's cause of death was revealed to be a small bowel obstruction due to bariatric surgery she had years ago, an ...