Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions SMALL INTESTINE AND APPENDIX Case #4 - A 61 year old with crampy mid-abdominal pain DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 5.) What are the most common etiologies of small bowel obstruction? What is likely in this patient? The common etiologies of small bowel obstruction are adhesions from prior surgery, hernias, neoplasm, foreign body, intussusception, inflammatory bowel disease. The likely cause in this patient is adhesions.
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