Bowel infarction or 'bowel death' results from a severely restricted blood supply to part of the bowel; this can in turn be due to an uncorrected bowel twist or bowel strangulation, or to occlusion of one of the mesenteric arteries. In Anatomy, the intestine is the segment of the alimentary canal extending from the Stomach to the Anus and in humans and other mammals consists In Medicine, an infarction is the process resulting in a Macroscopic area of necrotic tissue in some organ caused by loss of adequate Blood supply
Strangulation sometimes results from fibrous bands which can form after major bowel surgery due to post operative adhesions.
The condition is very commonly fatal, is difficult to anticipate and not an easy diagnosis.
Small numbers of people have survived resection of extensive sections of bowel following arterial occlusion, but maintaining nourishment presents large problems.
The singer Maurice Gibb, member of the Bee Gees, is understood to have died from complications following a bowel twist. Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE ( December 22 1949 &ndash January 12 2003) was a Musician and Singer-songwriter The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.
Small bowel volvulus is a rare but life-threatening surgical emergency. A volvulus is a life-threatening bowel obstruction in which a loop of Bowel has abnormally twisted on itself Central abdominal pain resistant to narcotic analgesia should heighten the suspicion of the diagnosis.
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