DOI: 10.36347/sasjs

Pages: 214-217

Around 356 patients presented with subacute intestinal obstruction. All presented with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension and obstipation 143 (40.1%) were managed surgically (emergency and elective surgeries) and 213 (59.8%) managed conservatively. Along with routine investigations, some patients required diagnostic laparoscopy when there was a diagnostic dilemma. Some patients required investigations like CECT abdomen & pelvis and CBNAAT for tuberculosis. Frequent causes of subacute intestinal obstruction are post-operative adhesions in 129 (36.2%), intestinal tuberculosis in 98 (27.5%), bands and adhesions in 48 (13.5%). Usual surgery done was resection and anastomosis of the affected gangrenous part with ileostomy or colostomy and the commonest site affected was ileum.