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Association of Surgical Intervention for Adhesive Small-Bowel Obstruction With the Risk of Recurrence
Author(s) -
Ramy Behman,
Avery B. Nathens,
Stephanie Mason,
James P. Byrne,
Nicole Look Hong,
Petros Pechlivanoglou,
Paul J. Karanicolas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5248
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , comorbidity , retrospective cohort study , bowel obstruction , propensity score matching , surgery , population , cohort , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , physics , environmental health , optics
Adhesive small-bowel obstruction (aSBO) is a potentially chronic, recurring surgical illness. Although guidelines suggest trials of nonoperative management, the long-term association of this approach with recurrence is poorly understood.

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