title: Pattern of intestinal obstruction in Khartoum.
abstract: We operated on 138 patients for intestinal obstruction. The different causes are discussed and their pattern of occurrence is compared with that reported from England and other African countries. The 27.6% mortality rate was closely associated with the 28.2% incidence of gangrene. Factors which may lower this high mortality rate are enumerated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid; D005260:Female; D005734:Gangrene / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D013397:Sudan; D000267:Tissue Adhesions; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications