title: Question 8: How should distal intestinal obstruction syndrome [DIOS] be managed?
authors.affiliation: Dept of Respiratory Medicine, the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Sydney.
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Groves
authors.affiliation: Dept of Respiratory Medicine, the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Dept of Nutrition & Dietetics, the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kench
authors.affiliation: Sydney Medical School, Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Sydney; Dept of Gastroenterology, the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Shoma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutt
authors.affiliation: Sydney Medical School, Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Sydney; Dept of Gastroenterology, the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia; James Fairfax Chair of Nutrition, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaskin
authors.affiliation: Dept of Respiratory Medicine, the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School, Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health, University of Sydney. Electronic address: dominic.fitzgerald@health.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Dominic A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D003108:Colonic Diseases; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D019468:Disease Management; D004733:Enema; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007792:Lactulose / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007813:Laparotomy; D054368:Laxatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008899:Mineral Oil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010232:Paraffin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D054368:Laxatives; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D007792:Lactulose; D010232:Paraffin; D008899:Mineral Oil