Document Type : Letter to Editor
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Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
Abstract
As known, small bowel obstruction is one of the most common emergencies in general surgery carrying a not negligible rate of morbidity and financial expenditures as far as high social impact . Peritoneal adhesions are the leading cause of intestinal obstruction up to 74% of cases. In spite of increasing incidence worldwide, current management still presents some “blind corners”, whose aspects still claim debate.
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