Surgery For Bowel Obstruction. Surgery to decrease abdominopelvic adhesions. The bowel is the part of the digestive tract that absorbs nutrients from food.
The bowels can twist or kink under the scarring and this can lead to the blockage. The colon is the last section of the large intestine and sits in the lower portion of the digestive tract. If you re healthy enough for surgery you may need to have the area causing the blockage removed.
Treatment for bowel obstruction depends on the cause and how severe the blockage is.
Treatment for bowel obstruction depends on the cause and how severe the blockage is. Removal of any material that s blocking the intestines such as feces cancer a polyp an infectious abscess or a twist in the bowel repair of regions of the intestine that may have been damaged due to the obstruction. Patients with symptoms that keep getting worse will have follow up exams to check for signs and symptoms of shock and to make sure the obstruction isn t getting worse. Surgery is usually the best treatment for a totally blocked intestine when your bowel is damaged.