Synonyms

Bowel obstruction

May Cause

Abdominal abscess

Abdominal calcification in an infant or child

Bowel ischemia

Hydrops fetalis

Lower abdominal mass in a neonate or child

Pelvic mass in an infant or child

Perforated hollow viscus in an infant

Pneumoperitoneum with peritonitis

Spontaneous pneumoperitoneum without peritonitis

Upper abdominal mass in a neonate or child

May Be Caused by

Abdominal cocoon syndrome

Absent intestinal musculature

Annular pancreas

Apple peel intestinal atresia

Bouveret syndrome

Brown bowel syndrome

Chronic granulomatous disease of childhood

Familial duodenal atresia

Familial intestinal atresia

Familial Mediterranean fever

Goldberg-Shprintzen syndrome

Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Hirschsprung disease

Immobilization

Inspissated milk syndrome

Intestinal atresia

Intestinal volvulus

Kawasaki syndrome

Meconium plug syndrome

Neurofibromatosis type 1

Preduodenal portal vein

Small bowel volvulus

Small left colon syndrome

Splenogonadal fusion-limb deformity syndrome

Strangulation

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome