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'''Intestinal obstruction''' is defined as "any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of intestinal contents toward the anal canal."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2007/MB_cgi?term=Intestinal+Obstruction |title=Intestinal Obstruction |author=National Library of Medicine|accessdate=2007-11-14 |format= |work=}}</ref>
'''Intestinal obstruction''' is defined as "any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of intestinal contents toward the anal canal."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2007/MB_cgi?term=Intestinal+Obstruction |title=Intestinal Obstruction |author=National Library of Medicine|accessdate=2007-11-14 |format= |work=}}</ref>


==Prognosis==
==Classification==
[[CT scan]] findings of complete obstruction, dilated small bowel, or free fluid are associated with having subsequent surgery.<ref name="pmidpending">Kory Jones et al., “Can a computed tomography scoring system predict the need for surgery in small-bowel obstruction?,” The American Journal of Surgery 194, no. 6 (December 2007), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.09.020 (accessed November 15, 2007).</ref>
* [[Small bowel obstruction]]
* Large bowel obstruction (colonic obstruction)


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Intestinal obstruction is defined as "any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of intestinal contents toward the anal canal."[1]

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Intestinal Obstruction. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.