Rapid resolution of small-bowel obstruction with the long tube, endoscopically advanced into the jejunum

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 184-189

  Gowen, George F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Hospital charges; Long intestinal tube; Short tube (nasogastric tube); Small bowel obstruction; Upper GI endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ENDOSCOPE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; JEJUNUM; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; JEJUNAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846392900     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Wangensteen O.H., and Paine J.R. Treatment of intestinal obstruction by suction with a duodenal tube. JAMA 101 (1933) 1532-1535
2. Wangensteen O.H. Understanding the bowel obstruction problem. Am J Surg 135 (1978) 131-145
3. Abbott W.O., and Johnston C.G. Intubation studies of the human intestine. Surg Gynecol Obstet 66 (1938) 691-694
4. Quattromoni J.C., Rosoff L., Halls J.M., et al. Early post-op small bowel obstruction. Am Surg 191 (1980) 72-74
5. Wolfson P., Bauer J., Gelernt J.M., et al. Use of long tubes in the management of patients with small bowel obstruction due to adhesions. Arch Surg 120 (1985) 1001-1006
6. Fleshner P.R., Seigman M.G., Aufses A.H., et al. A prospective randomized trial of short tube versus long tubes in adhesive small bowel obstruction. Am J Surg 170 (1995) 366-369
7. Beck D.E., Opelka F.G., Bailey H.R., et al. Incidence of small bowel obstruction and adhesiolysis in patients after colorectal and general surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 42 (1999) 241-248
8. Cheadle W.G., Carr E.E., and Richardson J.D. Importance of early diagnosis of small bowel obstruction. Am Surg 54 (1988) 565-569
9. Malangoni M.A., Times M.L., Kozik D., et al. Admitting service influences the outcome of patients with small bowel obstruction. Surgery 130 (2001) 706-711
10. Williams S.B., Greenspan J., Orkin B.A., et al. Small bowel obstruction: conservative vs surgical management. Dis Colon Rectum 48 (2005) 1140-1146
11. Ellis H., Parker M., Menzies D., et al. Surgical impact of adhesions. Dis Colon Rectum 41 (1998) A55
12. Menzies D., and Ellis H. Intestinal obstruction from adhesions, how big is the problem. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 72 (1990) 60-63
13. Monk B.J., Berman M.L., and Moritz F.D. Adhesions after extensive gynecologic surgery, clinical significance, etiology, and prevention. Am J Obstet Gynecol 170 (1994) 1396-1403
14. Barkan H., Webster S., and Ozeran S. Factors predicting the recurrence of adhesive small bowel obstruction. Am J Surg 170 (1995) 361-365
15. Ray N.F., Larson J.W., Sullivan R.J., et al. Economic impact of hospitalization for lower abdominal adhesiolysis in the US. Surg Gynecol Obstet 176 (1993) 271-276
16. Ray N.F., Denton W.G., Thamer N., et al. Abdominal adhesiolysis: in patient care and expenditures in the US. J Am Coll Surg 186 (1998) 1-9
17. Gowen G.F., DeLaurentis D.A., and Stefan N.H. Immediate endoscopic placement of long intestinal tubes. Surg Gynecol Obstet 165 (1987) 456-458
18. Gowen G.F. Long tube decompression is successful in 90% of patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction. Am J Surg 185 (2003) 512-515
19. Baker J.W. Stitchless plication for recurring obstruction of the small bowel. Am J Surg 116 (1968) 316-324
20. Gowen G.F., and Malloy T.R. Prevention of postoperative obstruction, using the long tube to splint the small bowel. J Pelvic Surg 4 (1998) 174-179