Large bowel obstruction - UpToDate
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Large bowel obstruction Authors:Daniel Dante Yeh, MD, MHPE, FACS, FCCM, FASPENLiliana Bordeianou, MD, MPH Section Editors:Martin Weiser, MDKrishnan Raghavendran, MD, FACS Deputy Editor:Wenliang Chen, MD, PhD Literature review current through: Aug 2026. This topic last updated: Sep 04, 2026. INTRODUCTION Bowel obstruction occurs when the normal flow of intraluminal contents is blocked. The clinical features, diagnosis, and management of large bowel (colorectal) obstruction are reviewed here. Small bowel obstruction is discussed in other topics. (See "Etiologies, clinical manifestations,…
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