title: [Diagnosis and treatment of an intestinal obstruction].
abstract: Intestinal obstruction, revealed by obstruction syndrome, is defined by the cessation of the bowel function whatever the cause. Bowel obstructions are one of the most frequent reasons for hospitalisation in digestive system surgery. They represent a surgical emergency. Diagnosis must enable the obstruction to be confirmed and its mechanisms and location to be specified. The treatment must always include restoring water-electrolyte balance, particularly in elderly people.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184 rue du faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France. Electronic address: thevy.hor@aphp.fr.
authors.forename: Thévy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hor
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, 184 rue du faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paye
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010808:Physical Examination
keywords: bowel transit; chirurgie digestive; digestive system surgery; intestinal obstruction; obstruction syndrome; occlusion intestinale; surgical emergency; syndrome occlusif; transit intestinal; urgence chirurgicale