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Case #4 -
A 61 year old with crampy mid-abdominal pain

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
10.) If you have to operate and lyse adhesions, what is the chance obstruction will reoccur?

Patients who undergo lysis of adhesions for small bowel obstruction have about 30% chance of recurrence by 5 years.  
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