Affiliation:
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Aurangabad
Abstract
Acute Intestinal obstruction is a common surgical emergency, both small and large intestine can be affected. Obstructed
hernias are the commonest cause of intestinal obstruction. A clinico -epidemiologal study was conducted on 50 patients
for a period of one year on patients with acute intestinal obstruction. In our study small bowel obstruction was more common than large bowel
obstruction. External hernia either obstructed or strangulated was commonest cause of intestinal obstruction. There was low operative mortality in
the hernia group despite the highest rate of associated strangulation. Early diagnosis of obstruction, careful selection of cases for surgery, skillful
operative management, proper technique during surgery and intensive post operative treatment yielded great results.