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Oclusión intestinal - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Vólvulo intestinal; Íleo; Íleo paralítico; Obstrucción intestinal; Seudoobstrucción intestinal; Íleo del colon

Tratamiento:

El tratamiento implica la colocación de una sonda a través de la nariz hasta el estómago o el intestino para ayudar a aliviar la distensión abdominal y el vómito.

Se puede necesitar cirugía para aliviar la obstrucción si la sonda nasogástrica no mejora los síntomas o si hay signos de necrosis.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El pronóstico varía según la causa de la obstrucción.

Complicaciones:

Las complicaciones pueden abarcar o pueden llevar a:

Si la obstrucción bloquea el suministro de sangre al intestino, el tejido puede morir, causando infección y gangrena. Los factores de riesgo para la muerte del tejido son, entre otros cáncer intestinal, enfermedad de Crohn, hernia y cirugía abdominal previa.

En el recién nacido, el íleo paralítico que está asociado con obstrucción de la pared intestinal (enterocolitis necrosante) es potencialmente mortal y puede llevar a infecciones en la sangre y los pulmones.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si se presenta distensión abdominal persistente y si usted no es capaz de eliminar las heces o gases o si aparecen otros síntomas de oclusión intestinal.

  • Reviewed last on: 6/29/2010
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Evers BM. Small intestine. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2008:chap 48.

Fry RD, Mahmoud N, Maron DJ, Ross HM, Rombeau J. Colon and rectum. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2008:chap 50.

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