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Jan 2012
17m 35s

78. Bowel obstruction

SURGERY 101 TEAM
About this episode

In this episode Alyzee Sibtain discusses the diagnosis and management of patients with bowel obstruction. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to:

  • recoginse the signs and symptoms of small bowel obstruction and large bowel obstruction and relate them to the underlying pathophysiology
  • describe how to investigate the patient with bowel obstruction
  • describe typical X-ray changes in the patient with bowel obstruction
  • outline the initial management of the the patient with bowel obstruction
  • list indications for surgery in the patient with bowel obstruction

Running time 17:35

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