Adams S, Wilson T, Brown A R
Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Sydney Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
Aust N Z J Surg. 1993 Jan;63(1):39-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00031.x.
Acute small bowel obstruction is commonly due to band adhesions. In the past it has had an overall mortality rate of up to 11% for elderly patients. In this paper we report three cases of small bowel obstruction, treated by laparoscopic division of the causative bands. All patients recovered rapidly and were discharged within 5 days of surgery.