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Table 1 Causes of bowel obstruction in adults

From: Bowel obstruction: a narrative review for all physicians

Small bowel obstruction cause

Percentages of cases

Large bowel obstruction cause

Percentages of cases

Adhesions

55–75

Cancer

60

Hernias

15–25

Volvulus

15–20

Malignancies

5–10

Diverticular

10

Others*

15

Others*

10

  1. Others*: carcinomatosis, endometriosis, inflammatory bowel disease stenosis, intussusception, ischemic stenosis, radiation stenosis, postanastomotic stenosis, gallstones, foreign bodies, bezoars