To Study the Clinical Profile and Management of Acute Small Bowel Obstruction at Acharya Vinobha Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha

Bowel obstruction remains one of the most common intra-abdominal problems faced by general surgeons in their practice whether caused by hernia, neoplasm, adhesions or related to biochemical disturbances intestinal obstruction of either the small or large bowel continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality. To identify and analyze the clinical presentation, management and outcome of patients with acute small bowel obstruction along with the etiology of obstruction. We have conducted a study on 30 cases of the Small Bowel Obstruction in our rural tertiary hospital with the following objectives (1) various clinical presentation and etiopathogenesis of acute small bowel obstruction. (2) The role of radiological investigation for early detection of acute small bowel obstruction. (3) The diagnostic and therapeutic role of water soluble contrast study. (4) The morbidity and mortality rate in acute small bowel obstruction.