Abstract:INTRODUCTIONIntestinal obstruction is a common cause of admission in the surgical ward and casualty. In the wide spectrum that is intestinal obstruction, there are various subtypes, of which adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is an enigma still elusive of clear therapeutic ideas. The dilemma of whether to operate or to continue nonoperative treatment and if so, for how long, is the question being asked; around a quarter of adhesive intestinal cases are being operated and that too with mixed results.1 Even… Show more
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