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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2013; 19(46): 8722-8730
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8722
Published online Dec 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i46.8722
Conservative treatment of early postoperative small bowel obstruction with obliterative peritonitis
Jian-Feng Gong, Wei-Ming Zhu, Wen-Kui Yu, Ning Li, Jie-Shou Li, Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Gong JF, Zhu WM, Li N and Li JS designed the study; Gong JF, Zhu WM and Yu WK performed the study; Gong JF and Zhu WM analyzed the data; and Gong JF and Zhu WM wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Wei-Ming Zhu, MD, Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Gulou District, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu Province, China. zhuwmjlh@163.com
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Received: July 20, 2013
Revised: October 5, 2013
Accepted: November 2, 2013
Published online: December 14, 2013
Revised: October 5, 2013
Accepted: November 2, 2013
Published online: December 14, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: This prospective study revealed that somatostatin and dexamethasone, when used in combination, promoted the resolution of small bowel obstruction and shortened length of hospital stay in patients with early postoperative small bowel obstruction due to obliterative peritonitis. Somatostatin and dexamethasone were effective in symptom control in this population.