Mechanical @entity1321 in XXXX with @entity13374 : a review of 368 @entity1 .

@entity1 @entity43 @entity13374 @entity5 @entity1321 @entity86 @entity1744
To review the management of @entity1321 associated with @entity13374 , the authors studied the records of 368 @entity1 with @entity1321 . Most @entity1 (83%) had gynecologic @entity5 . Obstruction of the small intestines was more common than obstruction of the large intestines (77% versus 23%). Major causes of mechanical small @entity1744 included extrinsic @entity5 (62%, mostly @entity43 ), radiation therapy-associated strictures and adhesions (17%), @entity86 (14%), and inflammatory strictures and adhesions (3%). Obstruction of the colon was caused mainly by extrinsic @entity5 (45%), strictures and adhesions associated with radiation therapy (26%), fecal impaction (9%), and intrinsic @entity5 (8%). Gastrointestinal intubation successfully relieved 81% of small @entity1744 caused by @entity86 . Tube suction alone was rarely successful when the obstruction was caused by @entity5 . The prognosis was dependent on the cause of the underlying disease. The cases studied in this report were compared with a large number of cases of @entity1744 in general surgery. It is concluded that @entity1744 associated with @entity13374 has unique features deserving wider recognition.
