ReviewJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2023
Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Review.
Review in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Trends in Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction: A 30‑Year Comparative Analysis Between Developing and Developed Nations.Annals of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Letter to the editor regarding "Novel self-reversing tube ileostomy as an alternative for conventional loop ileostomy for fecal diversion".Turkish journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Use of oral iohexol in patients with adhesive small intestinal obstruction.Turkish journal of surgery · 2026Article
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- Efficacy of Dexamethasone in Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction.ANZ journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Multifocal Peritoneal Mucinous Carcinoma Presenting as Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Incidence and risk factors for adhesive small bowel obstruction after gastric cancer surgery.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Risk Factors Associated with Intestinal Strangulation in Patients with Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Retrospective Analysis of 951 Cases.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Dogma, data, and decision-making: a history of treatment for small-bowel obstruction.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2026Review
- Clinical features of failure of conservative management in adult patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison of 4DryField PH vs. seprafilm in reducing incidence of adhesion and preventing ASBO following abdominopelvic surgery: a systematic review.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Gallstone Ileus Secondary to Cholecystoduodenal Fistula: A Case Report and Review of Surgical Management.Case reports in surgery · 2026Article
- Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Hydrogel-Mediated Fibroblast Reprogramming Restores Intestinal Function in Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Alleviation of tissue adhesion using dual-functional methacrylated gelatin via immunomodulation and antifibrotic activity.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
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- Determinants of surgical management outcomes among adult patients with intestinal obstruction at Mzuzu central hospital, Malawi.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Human neural stem cell-derived exosomes promote functional recovery in subarachnoid hemorrhage via bdnf/trkb pathway activation and astrocyte modulation.Acta neuropathologica communications · 2025Article
- Pear phytobezoar as a rare cause of small bowel obstruction: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Surgical risk factors in clinical use of transnasal intestinal decompression for acute complete adhesive non-strangulated small bowel obstruction.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Establishment and validation of a nomogram for predicting postoperative intestinal adhesion in children with acute appendicitis.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Adhesion is a leading cause of small bowel obstruction. Adhesive small bowel obstruction has significant challenges in diagnosis, treatment and prevention with considerable impact on morbidity and socioeconomic burden. Small bowel obstruction caused by adhesion or any other aetiology is clinically indistinguishable due to similar clinical presentation. Computed Tomography scans and water-soluble contrast studies are more specific in diagnosis and possess value in predicting the need for surgery. Surgical management is indicated only in complicated cases or failed conservative treatments with the majority resolving with non-operative management. However, there is no clear-cut consensus about the timing of operative intervention. Meticulous surgical practice is the keystone in preventing adhesion formation despite the availability of numerous pharmacological and surgical strategies. This review aims to update the current knowledge of the pathophysiology of adhesion formation, treatment options and various prevention modalities of adhesive small bowel obstruction. Keywords: diagnosis; laparotomy; prevention; surgery.
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