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    Mechanical Obstruction: Complete arrest or serious impairment of the passage of intestinal contents caused by a mechanical blockage. Involves a partial or complete blockage of the bowel that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through.

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    Mechanical Obstruction: Complete arrest or serious impairment of the passage of intestinal contents caused by a mechanical blockage. Involves a partial or complete blockage of the bowel that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through.

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    Intestinal Obstruction

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    Mechanical Obstruction: Complete arrest or serious impairment of the passage of intestinal contents caused by a mechanical blockage. Involves a partial or complete blockage of the bowel that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through.

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    a partial or complete blockage of the bowel that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through.

    € Mechanical

    Obstruction: Complete arrest or serious impairment of the passage of intestinal contents caused by a mechanical blockage. Ex: € 1. Adhesions € 2. Hernias € 3. Tumors € 4.Foreign bodies (including gallstones) € 5.Inflammatory bowel disease (crohn·s disease)

    Obstruction: The intestinal musculature cannot propel the contents along the bowel. Ex: € 1. Muscular dystrophy € 2.Neurologic disorders such as Parkinson·s disease € 3.Endocrine disorders such as diabetes mellitus
    € Functional

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