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EARLY POST‐IRRADIATION BOWEL OBSTRUCTION MANAGED BY LONGITUDINAL SEROTOMY
Author(s) -
WILKINSON S.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/ans.1990.60.2.136
Subject(s) - medicine , bowel obstruction , large bowel obstruction , general surgery , surgery
Small bowel obstruction is an uncommon complication that can occur within weeks of pelvic radiotherapy. Probably due to acute inflammation and oedema of the bowel wall, it settles with conservative management. An instance of complete small bowel obstruction occurring 3 months after completion of pelvic radiotherapy is reported. The obstruction failed to resolve; careful longitudinal serotomy allowed the kinking in the bowel to be straightened and, at 1 year follow‐up, there were no symptoms of recurrence.