Urgent Surgical Management for Small Bowel Obstruction


Abstract in English

This retrospective study aims to assess the causes of the small bowel obstruction and their management during the last six years (1998-2003) in the Central Emergency Department at Al-Mowassat University Hospital in Damascus. This study included 163 patients, treated surgically and urgently for small bowel obstruction.

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