Journal of Surgery

Nigel Bascombe

Publications

• Case Report
  Minimally Invasive Surgery for Small Bowel Obstruction: The Experience of a Tertiary Hospital in the Anglo-Caribbean
  Author(s): Nigel Bascombe, Kelly-Ann Bobb and Dilip DanNigel Bascombe, Kelly-Ann Bobb and Dilip Dan
  
  Objectives: The aim of this study was to access the feasibility and benefit of minimally invasive surgery for Small Bowel Obstruction in a tertiary hospital in Trinidad and Tobago. Design and Methods: All patients with clinical and radiologically diagnosed small bowel obstruction, who had nil resolution with conservative management at 48 hours, or who had nil passage of oral contrast into the colon at 12 hours, were included in this case series. Exclusion criteria included: anesthesiological contraindication for laparoscopy. The primary endpoints were resolution of obstruction (time to first bowel movement, time to commencement of oral feeds) and length of hospital stay. Secondary endpoints included overall morbidity and operative complications (bleeding, subphrenic or pelvic intraabdom.. Read More»
  

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