title: Small bowel and colon perforation.
abstract: For patients with small bowel and colonic perforations, a definitive diagnosis of the cause of perforation is not necessary before operation. Bowel obstruction and inflammatory bowel disease are the most common causes of nontraumatic intestinal perforations in industrialized countries, whereas infectious causes of intestinal perforations are more common in developing countries. Treatment of small bowel and colonic perforations generally includes intravenous antibiotics and fluid resuscitation, but the specific management of the bowel depends on the underlying cause of the perforation.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center Brackenridge, 601 East 15th Street, Austin, TX 78701, USA. Electronic address: CVRBrown@seton.org.
authors.forename: Carlos V R
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply / Q000528:radiation effects; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000528:radiation effects; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications
keywords: Colon; Intestine; Large bowel; Perforation; Peritonitis; Pneumoperitoneum; Small bowel