Intestinal Obstruction

"Intestinal Obstruction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.

Descriptor ID	D007415
MeSH Number(s)	C06.405.469.531
Concept/Terms	Intestinal Obstruction Intestinal Obstruction Intestinal Obstructions Obstruction, Intestinal

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Intestinal Obstruction".

Diseases [C]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Intestinal Diseases [C06.405.469]
Intestinal Obstruction [C06.405.469.531]

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Bar chart showing 37 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2012 and 2015 and 2020 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	2	0	2
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	2	0	2
2005	2	0	2
2006	1	0	1
2009	1	1	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	1	3
2014	1	1	2
2015	3	0	3
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	1	3
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	3	0	3
2025	1	0	1

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Cave DR, Hanscom M, Bledsoe J, Madahian S, Hyatt B, Marya N, Baptista V, Schneider D, Reed G, Albo B, Min M, Barton B. Chronic Stenosing Enteritis: A Variant of Chronic Non-specific Stenosing Ulceration (CNSU) that Is Distinct from Crohn's Disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2025 Apr; 70(4):1449-1456.

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Schulwolf S, Brower C, Karam A, Havens J, Shokoohi H, Duggan NM, Goldsmith AJ. Clinical Features vs CT Findings to Estimate Need for Surgery in Small Bowel Obstruction. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 11 01; 6(11):e2341376.

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Krouse RS, Anderson GL, Arnold KB, Thomson CA, Nfonsam VN, Al-Kasspooles MF, Walker JL, Sun V, Alvarez Secord A, Han ES, Leon-Takahashi AM, Isla-Ortiz D, Rodgers P, Hendren S, Sanchez Salcedo M, Laryea JA, Graybill WS, Flaherty DC, Mogal H, Miner TJ, Pimiento JM, Kitano M, Badgwell B, Whalen G, Lamont JP, Guevara OA, Senthil MS, Dewdney SB, Silberfein E, Wright JD, Friday B, Fahy B, Anantha Sathyanarayana S, O'Rourke M, Bakitas M, Sloan J, Grant M, Deutsch GB, Deneve JL. Surgical versus non-surgical management for patients with malignant bowel obstruction (S1316): a pragmatic comparative effectiveness trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 10; 8(10):908-918.

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McKechnie T, Springer JE, Cloutier Z, Archer V, Alavi K, Doumouras A, Hong D, Eskicioglu C. Management of left-sided malignant colorectal obstructions with curative intent: a network meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2023 06; 37(6):4159-4178.

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Brower CH, Baugh CW, Shokoohi H, Liteplo AS, Duggan N, Havens J, Askari R, Rehani MM, Kapur T, Goldsmith AJ. Point-of-care ultrasound-first for the evaluation of small bowel obstruction: National cost savings, length of stay reduction, and preventable radiation exposure. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 07; 29(7):824-834.

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Mahony CR, Traynor MD, Knight AW, Hughes JD, Hernandez MC, Finnesgard EJ, Musa J, Selby SL, Rivera M, Kim BD, Heller SF, Zielinski MD. Small bowel obstruction managed without hospital admission: A safe way to reduce both cost and time in the hospital? Surgery. 2022 06; 171(6):1665-1670.

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Banter LR, Maatman TK, McGuire SP, Ceppa EP, House MG, Nakeeb A, Nguyen TK, Schmidt CM, Zyromski NJ. Duodenal complications in necrotizing pancreatitis: Challenges of an overlooked complication. Am J Surg. 2021 03; 221(3):589-593.

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Dolan PT, Abelson JS, Symer M, Nowels M, Sedrakyan A, Yeo HL. Colonic Stents as a Bridge to Surgery Compared with Immediate Resection in Patients with Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction in a NY State Database. J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 03; 25(3):809-817.

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McLoughlin RJ, Klouda A, Hirsh MP, Cleary MA, Lightdale JR, Aidlen JT. Socioeconomic disparities in the comorbidities and surgical management of pediatric Crohn's disease. Pediatr Res. 2020 12; 88(6):887-893.

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Hernandez MC, Finnesgard EJ, Shariq OA, Knight A, Stephens D, Aho JM, Kim BD, Schiller HJ, Zielinski MD. Disease Severity and Cost in Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction. World J Surg. 2019 12; 43(12):3027-3034.

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