Bowel obstruction: a narrative review for all physicians.
Fausto CatenaBelinda De SimoneFederico CoccoliniSalomone Di SaverioMassimo SartelliLuca AnsaloniPublished in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2019)
Small and large bowel obstructions are responsible for approximately 15% of hospital admissions for acute abdominal pain in the USA and ~ 20% of cases needing acute surgical care. Starting from the analysis of a common clinical problem, we want to guide primary care physicians in the initial management of a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain associated with intestinal obstruction.