Intestinal obstructionFrom our partner site on acid reflux, AcidRefluxConnection.com. Paralytic ileus; Intestinal volvulus; Bowel obstruction; Ileus; Pseudo-obstruction - intestinal Symptoms:
Signs and tests: advertisement While listening to the abdomen with a stethoscope your health care provider may hear high-pitched bowel sounds at the onset of mechanical obstruction. If the obstruction has persisted for too long or the bowel has been significantly damaged, bowel sounds decrease, eventually becoming silent. Early paralytic ileus is marked by decreased or absent bowel sound. Tests that show obstruction include:
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