Dilated Gut Conditions: Diagnosis and Management

Overview

Journal Clin Med (Lond)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 Dec 8

PMID 38065609

Authors

Amir Mari

Anton Emmanuel

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Abstract

Dilatation of the gut occurs in response to either mechanical obstruction or aperistalsis. The hallmark features are symptoms of bowel obstruction with vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain and distension. This review will primarily deal with the non-mechanical causes of gut dilatation, both intestinal and colonic, and differentiate between acute and chronic presentations.

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