Bowel obstruction causes: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "__NOTOC__ {{Bowel obstruction}} Please help WikiDoc by adding content here. It's easy! Click here to learn about editing. ==References== {{Re...") |
No edit summary |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
{{Bowel obstruction}} | {{Bowel obstruction}} | ||
{{CMG}} | |||
==Causes== | |||
===Causes by Localization=== | |||
====Small Bowel obstruction==== | |||
* [[Adhesion (medicine)|Adhesions]] from previous abdominal surgery | |||
* [[Carcinoid]] rare, preferred location: ileum | |||
* [[Crohn's disease]] causing adhesions or inflammatory strictures | |||
* [[Foreign body|Foreign bodies]] (e.g. [[gallstone]]s in [[Ileus|gallstone ileus]], swallowed objects) | |||
* [[Hernia]]s containing bowel | |||
* [[Intestinal atresia]] | |||
* [[Intussusception (medical disorder)|Intussusception]] in children | |||
* [[Ischaemia|Ischaemic]] strictures | |||
* [[Neoplasia|Neoplasms]], benign or malignant | |||
* [[Volvulus]] | |||
<div align="left"> | |||
<gallery heights="175" widths="175"> | |||
Image:Bowel Obstrution2008.jpg|Upright abdominal X-ray demonstrating a small bowel obstruction. Note multiple air fluid levels. | |||
</gallery> | |||
</div> | |||
====Large Bowel obstruction==== | |||
Causes of [[large bowel]] obstruction include: | |||
* [[neoplasia|Neoplasm]]s | |||
* [[Hernia]]s | |||
* [[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | |||
* Colonic [[volvulus]] (sigmoid, caecal, transverse colon) | |||
* [[Constipation|Faecal impaction]] | |||
* [[Intestinal atresia|Colon atresia]] | |||
* Benign strictures (Diverticular Disease) | |||
<div align="left"> | |||
<gallery heights="175" widths="175"> | |||
Image:LargeBowelObsUp2008.jpg|Upright abdominal X-ray of a patient with a large bowel obstruction showing multiple air fluid levels and dilated loops of bowel. | |||
</gallery> | |||
</div> | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | |||
*Miscellaneous syndromes | |||
:* [[Intestinal pseudoobstruction|Pseudo-obstruction]] or [[Ogilvie's syndrome]] | |||
:* Paralytic [[Ileus]] | |||
*Chromosomal abnormalities | |||
:* [[Down syndrome]] | |||
*Autosomal dominant conditions | |||
:* [[Neurofibromatosis]] type 1 | |||
*Malignant neoplastic conditions | |||
:* [[Carcinoid tumours]] and [[carcinoid syndrome]] | |||
:* [[Colorectal cancer]] | |||
:* [[Ovarian cancer]] | |||
:* [[Pseudomyxoma peritonei]] | |||
:* [[Small bowel lymphoma]] | |||
:* [[Stomach cancer]] | |||
*Trauma, mechanical and physical conditions | |||
:* Bowel strangulation | |||
:* Femoral [[hernia]] | |||
:* [[Ileus]] | |||
:* Inguinal [[hernia]] | |||
:* Intestinal stricture | |||
:* Intestinal [[volvulus]] | |||
:* [[Intussusception]] of intestine | |||
:* Large bowel obstruction | |||
:* Obturator [[hernia]] | |||
:* Peritoneal [[adhesions]] | |||
:* Small bowel obstruction | |||
*Infectious disorders | |||
:* Intra-abdominal [[sepsis]] | |||
:* [[Pneumonia]] or other systemic illness | |||
:* [[Ascariasis]] | |||
===Causes by Mechanism=== | |||
==== Mechanical Bowel obstruction ==== | |||
* Adenomatous polyps | |||
* Adhesions | |||
* Adhesive bands | |||
* Annular [[pancreas]] | |||
* Ascariades | |||
* [[Atresia]] | |||
* Biliary calculus | |||
* Bowel duplication | |||
* [[Carcinomatosis]] | |||
* [[Colon Cancer]] | |||
* Congenital [[megacolon]] | |||
* [[Crohn's Disease]] | |||
* Cysts | |||
* Diverticular stricture | |||
* [[Diverticulitis]] | |||
* [[Endometriosis]] | |||
* Foreign body | |||
* [[Gallstone]] ileus | |||
* Hematoma of the bowel wall | |||
* [[Hernia]] | |||
* Hirschprung's disease | |||
* Iatrogenic | |||
* Imperforate anus | |||
* Incarcerated hernia | |||
* Inflammatory | |||
* Intrabdominal abscess | |||
* Intrabdominal hematoma | |||
* Invagination, intussisception | |||
* [[Ischemia]] | |||
* Malrotation | |||
* [[Meckel's Diverticulum]] | |||
* Megacolon | |||
* Multiple polyposis syndromes | |||
* Neoplasm | |||
* [[Ovarian Cancer]] | |||
* Pneumatosis intestinalis | |||
* Postoperative | |||
* [[Pregnancy]] | |||
* [[Radiation]] induced stenosis | |||
* [[Sarcoma]] | |||
* [[Scleroderma]] | |||
* Surgical anastomosis | |||
* Therapy with dietary fiber | |||
* [[Trauma]] | |||
* [[Tuberculosis]] | |||
* [[Ulcerative colitis]] | |||
* [[Volvulus]] | |||
==== Non Mechanical Bowel obstruction ==== | |||
* Acid-base imbalance | |||
* Acute [[pancreatitis]] | |||
* Anticholinergics | |||
* Antihistamines | |||
* Apoplexy | |||
* [[Brain tumor]] | |||
* [[Cancer]] | |||
* [[Catecholamines]] | |||
* [[Cholecystolithiasis]] | |||
* Connective tissue disease | |||
* Diabetic [[coma]] | |||
* [[Empyema]] | |||
* [[Hyperparathyroidism]] | |||
* [[Hypokalemia]] | |||
* [[Lead poisoning]] | |||
* [[Lymphoma]] | |||
* [[Mechanical ventilation]] | |||
* [[Mesenteric infarction]] | |||
* [[Morphine]] | |||
* Narcotics | |||
* [[Osteomyelitis]] of the spine | |||
* [[Ovarian torsion]] | |||
* [[Pancreatitis]] | |||
* Penetrating wounds | |||
* Perinephric [[abscess]] | |||
* Peritoneal [[carcinomatosis]] | |||
* [[Peritonitis]] | |||
* [[Pneumonia]] | |||
* [[Porphyria]] | |||
* Postoperative | |||
* Psoas [[abscess]] | |||
* [[Pyelonephritis]] | |||
* [[Renal colic]] | |||
* [[Retroperitoneal hematoma]] | |||
* Spinal cord inflammation | |||
* Spinal cord injury | |||
* Spinal cord trauma | |||
* Systemic [[infection]] | |||
* [[Testicular torsion]] | |||
* Ulcer perforation | |||
* [[Uremia]] | |||
* Uro[[sepsis]] | |||
* Vitamin deficiency | |||
==== Pseudo Bowel obstruction ==== | |||
* Aerophagia | |||
* Functional bowel disease | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Needs | [[Category:Needs overview]] | ||
[[Category:General surgery]] | [[Category:General surgery]] | ||
[[Category:Medical emergencies]] | [[Category:Medical emergencies]] |
Revision as of 17:38, 4 February 2013
Bowel obstruction Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
---|
Treatment |
Surgery |
Case Studies |
Bowel obstruction causes On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Bowel obstruction causes |
Risk calculators and risk factors for Bowel obstruction causes |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
Causes by Localization
Small Bowel obstruction
- Adhesions from previous abdominal surgery
- Carcinoid rare, preferred location: ileum
- Crohn's disease causing adhesions or inflammatory strictures
- Foreign bodies (e.g. gallstones in gallstone ileus, swallowed objects)
- Hernias containing bowel
- Intestinal atresia
- Intussusception in children
- Ischaemic strictures
- Neoplasms, benign or malignant
- Volvulus
Large Bowel obstruction
Causes of large bowel obstruction include:
- Neoplasms
- Hernias
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Colonic volvulus (sigmoid, caecal, transverse colon)
- Faecal impaction
- Colon atresia
- Benign strictures (Diverticular Disease)
-
Upright abdominal X-ray of a patient with a large bowel obstruction showing multiple air fluid levels and dilated loops of bowel.
Causes by Organ System
- Miscellaneous syndromes
- Pseudo-obstruction or Ogilvie's syndrome
- Paralytic Ileus
- Chromosomal abnormalities
- Autosomal dominant conditions
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Malignant neoplastic conditions
- Trauma, mechanical and physical conditions
- Infectious disorders
- Intra-abdominal sepsis
- Pneumonia or other systemic illness
- Ascariasis
Causes by Mechanism
Mechanical Bowel obstruction
- Adenomatous polyps
- Adhesions
- Adhesive bands
- Annular pancreas
- Ascariades
- Atresia
- Biliary calculus
- Bowel duplication
- Carcinomatosis
- Colon Cancer
- Congenital megacolon
- Crohn's Disease
- Cysts
- Diverticular stricture
- Diverticulitis
- Endometriosis
- Foreign body
- Gallstone ileus
- Hematoma of the bowel wall
- Hernia
- Hirschprung's disease
- Iatrogenic
- Imperforate anus
- Incarcerated hernia
- Inflammatory
- Intrabdominal abscess
- Intrabdominal hematoma
- Invagination, intussisception
- Ischemia
- Malrotation
- Meckel's Diverticulum
- Megacolon
- Multiple polyposis syndromes
- Neoplasm
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pneumatosis intestinalis
- Postoperative
- Pregnancy
- Radiation induced stenosis
- Sarcoma
- Scleroderma
- Surgical anastomosis
- Therapy with dietary fiber
- Trauma
- Tuberculosis
- Ulcerative colitis
- Volvulus
Non Mechanical Bowel obstruction
- Acid-base imbalance
- Acute pancreatitis
- Anticholinergics
- Antihistamines
- Apoplexy
- Brain tumor
- Cancer
- Catecholamines
- Cholecystolithiasis
- Connective tissue disease
- Diabetic coma
- Empyema
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypokalemia
- Lead poisoning
- Lymphoma
- Mechanical ventilation
- Mesenteric infarction
- Morphine
- Narcotics
- Osteomyelitis of the spine
- Ovarian torsion
- Pancreatitis
- Penetrating wounds
- Perinephric abscess
- Peritoneal carcinomatosis
- Peritonitis
- Pneumonia
- Porphyria
- Postoperative
- Psoas abscess
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal colic
- Retroperitoneal hematoma
- Spinal cord inflammation
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal cord trauma
- Systemic infection
- Testicular torsion
- Ulcer perforation
- Uremia
- Urosepsis
- Vitamin deficiency
Pseudo Bowel obstruction
- Aerophagia
- Functional bowel disease