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SUBMITTER: Sakari T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7137409 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC surgery 20200406 1
<h4>Background</h4>This study aims to describe the mechanisms of adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) and its morbidity, mortality and recurrence after surgery for SBO in a defined population.<h4>Method</h4>Retrospective study of 402 patients (240 women, median age 70 years, range 18-97) who underwent surgery for SBO in the Uppsala and Gävleborg regions in 2007-2012. Patients were followed to last note in medical records or death.<h4>Result</h4>The cause of obstruction was a fibrous band in 56 ...[more]