title: [Intestinal obstruction. The experience of the Emergency Service of S. José Hospital 1981-1991].
abstract: The results of 3679 patients, with intestinal obstruction, submitted to emergency surgery at the UUC-HCL between November 1981 and November 1991, were analysed in a general way, with the use of a graphic presentation. In the mechanical group, hernia (1604 cases), adhesions and bands (568 cases) and cancer (713 cases) were the most common pathologies; intestinal ischaemia (143 cases) was the most frequent form in the neurogenic group. Surgical therapy was evaluated in a general way. However, we comment on the evolution of primary surgical treatment of colorectal cancer in obstruction (625 cases). The mortality rate was in general: 10.8% (adults). In relative terms, the main features were intestinal ischaemia (39%), cancer (23%) and intestinal volvulus (22%).
authors.affiliation: Serviço 6, Hospital dos Capuchos, Lisboa.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gíria
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution
vernacular_title: Oclusão intestinal. Experiência da Urgência do H. S. José 1981-1991.