Small bowel obstruction

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Última atualização: 22 Apr 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • constipation/failure to pass flatus or stool
  • risk factors
  • intermittent abdominal pain
  • vomiting
  • abdominal distention
  • abdominal tenderness
  • abdominal mass
  • palpable rectal mass
  • peritonitis
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • pyrexia
  • nausea (with or without vomiting)
  • tachycardia
  • groin swelling
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Fatores de risco

  • previous abdominal surgery
  • malrotation
  • Crohn's disease
  • hernia
  • appendicitis
  • intestinal malignancy
  • intussusception
  • volvulus
  • intestinal atresia
  • foreign-body ingestion
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • computed tomography
  • water-soluble contrast study
  • arterial blood gases (including lactate)
  • full blood count
  • electrolytes
  • C-reactive protein
  • urea/creatinine ratio
  • serum lipase or amylase
  • glucose
  • clotting, group and save, or cross-match
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • urine or serum beta–human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG)
  • urinalysis
  • ECG
  • magnetic resonance imaging
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

complete or complicated small bowel obstruction: surgery indicated

complete or complicated small bowel obstruction: surgery not indicated

incomplete small bowel obstruction or complete without complications

Colaboradores

Consultores especialistas

John Abercrombie, FRCS

General and Colorectal Surgeon

Queen’s Medical Centre

Nottingham

UK

Biografia

JA is Clinical Lead for General Surgery, Getting It Right First Time.

Declarações

JA is trustee and council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Neena Randhawa, BSc (Hon), MSc, MBChB, FRCS

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Royal Victoria Infirmary

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

UK

Declarações

NR declares she has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

BMJ Best Practice would like to gratefully acknowledge the previous team of expert contributors, whose work is retained in parts of the content:

John T. Jenkins MD

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Department of Coloproctology

St. Mark's Hospital

London

UK

Disclosures: JTJ declares that he has no competing interests.

Edward T. Pring BSc(Hons), MBChB, MRCS

Surgical Registrar and Clinical Research Fellow

St. Mark's Hospital

London

UK

Disclosures: ETP declares that he has no competing interests.

George Malietzis

MBBS, MSc, MRCS

Honorary Clinical Lecturer

Department of Surgery and Cancer

Imperial College London

UK

Disclosures: GM declares that he has no competing interests.

Revisores

Malcolm McFall, FRCS

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Chichester

West Sussex

UK

Declarações

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Principais artigos

Ten Broek RPG, Krielen P, Di Saverio S, et al. Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2017 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the World Society Of Emergency Surgery ASBO working group. World J Emerg Surg. 2018 Jun 19;13:24.Texto completo  Resumo

Ceresoli M, Coccolini F, Catena F, et al. Water-soluble contrast agent in adhesive small bowel obstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic and therapeutic value. Am J Surg. 2016 Jun;211(6):1114-25. Resumo

Jackson P, Vigiola Cruz M. Intestinal obstruction: evaluation and management. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Sep 15;98(6):362-7. Resumo

Eugene N, Oliver CM, Bassett MG, et al. Development and internal validation of a novel risk adjustment model for adult patients undergoing emergency laparotomy surgery: the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit risk model. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Oct;121(4):739-748.Texto completo  Resumo

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