1. Postoperative Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction Presenting as Acute Urinary Retention.
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Zaki, Syed Ahmed, Banur, Dinesh, Chaudhary, Nazima, and Gebran, Sleiman
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TISSUE adhesions ,BOWEL obstructions ,CONSTIPATION ,SURGICAL complications ,RISK assessment ,SMALL intestine ,RETENTION of urine ,DISEASE risk factors ,DISEASE complications ,SYMPTOMS - Abstract
Postoperative adhesions are commonly seen after most abdominal surgeries. The majority of patients with intra-abdominal adhesions remain asymptomatic; however, some patients may develop symptoms ranging from mild abdominal pain to sometimes life-threatening complications. The most severe complication seen in association with postoperative adhesions is small bowel obstruction (SBO). This complication is rarely seen in the pediatric age-group. Adhesions have the potential to cause bowel obstruction. In addition, they can also affect the normal intestinal motility and transit leading to constipation. Several studies reported in literature show a strong association between constipation and the urinary disorders, such as incontinence and urinary urgency. We herein report a case of a boy who developed adhesive SBO with segmental ileal dilatation leading to constipation, urinary symptoms, and finally presenting to our hospital as acute urinary retention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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