Outcomes of laparoscopic management of acute small bowel obstruction: a 7-year experience of 110 consecutive cases with various etiologies.
Siyuan YaoEiji TanakaAtsushi IkedaTeppei MurakamiTatsuo OkumotoTakehisa HaradaPublished in: Surgery today (2016)
Good short-term outcomes and feasible long-term outcomes were achieved with a laparoscopic approach to treating acute SBO. It was a safe and effective method, especially in patients with isolated bands, simple enteral angulation, and foreign body or tumor, while dense and matted adhesions were still challenging.