<b><i>Background:</i></b> Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is one of the leading reasons for emergency surgical admissions. Current guidelines recommend the conservative approach, unless operative intervention is indicated. <b><i>Case:</i></b> Here, we present a case of a young male who underwent early laparoscopic adhesiolysis for ASBO. <b><i>Discussion:</i></b> Nonoperative management resolves majority of ASBO cases but has high recurrence. Early surgical management (ESM) has been shown to reduce recurrence rate and long-term health consequences. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> ESM can be considered for recurrent ASBO in younger patients with fewer comorbidities.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.