Re: Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction...to Deb
From: Dawn (dawn@naisp.net)
Mon Jul 28 11:08:12 2003
At Fri, 28 Feb 2003, Helen Dynda wrote:
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>X> Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction.....Etiology(Obstruction of the small bowel; Obstruction of the large bowel) ... Pathophysiology (In simple mechanical obstruction; In strangulating obstruction) ... Symptoms, Signs, and Diagnosis (Obstruction of the small bowel; Obstruction of the large bowel; Volvulus) ... Treatment (Obstruction of the small bowel; Obstruction of the large bowel)
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>http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section3/chapter25/25b.htm
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>" Common causes of mechanical obstruction are adhesions, hernias, tumors, foreign bodies (including gallstones), inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease), Hirschsprung's disease, fecal impaction, and volvulus."
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>THERE IS MUCH MORE TO READ AT THE ABOVE WEBSITE!!
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I'm no doctor, just a fellow sufferer like you but I hope you consider me a new friend.