Question 278 · LEK · Bowel obstruction
Which statement is true about ileus?
- A. the most common cause is adhesive bowel obstruction.
- B. the so-called high ileus concerns obstruction in the right half of the colon.
- C. in strangulation ileus the lumen of the intestine is closed as its mesenteric vessels tighten.
- D. tumours are the most common cause of mechanical obstruction of the large intestine.
- E. A, C and D are true.
Hint
Evaluate each statement separately: the commonest overall cause, the commonest colonic cause, the meaning of strangulation and of 'high' obstruction.
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