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Is Surgery Required In Necrotic Bowel?
Son is hospitalized five days with necrotic bowel. 2nd cat scan taken and an MRi . been treated on iv antibiotics. Thought it was mass, but now saying Necrotic tissue. will treat as they have been with antibiotics. Later surgery. Should surgery be done right away while he is hospitalized?
Mon, 19 Sep 2016
Hello,
1) what was symptoms for which he required hospitalization?
2) If necrosis of bowel due to reduced blood supply (irreversible changes) then surgery would be recommended when general condition of patient can not be maintained by IV medications, as necrosis involve larger segment of bowel in such condition and removal of such large segment is not advisable (short bowel syndrome after surgery)
3) If necrosis of bowel due to infection, then decision of surgery should be made according to spread of infection, but should be done as soon as possible to prevent spread of infection.
1) what was symptoms for which he required hospitalization?
2) If necrosis of bowel due to reduced blood supply (irreversible changes) then surgery would be recommended when general condition of patient can not be maintained by IV medications, as necrosis involve larger segment of bowel in such condition and removal of such large segment is not advisable (short bowel syndrome after surgery)
3) If necrosis of bowel due to infection, then decision of surgery should be made according to spread of infection, but should be done as soon as possible to prevent spread of infection.
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