In the context of advancing malignancy with widespread peritoneal metastases, bowel obstruction is common and often indicates a poor prognosis
A less interventional and more comfort based approach to treatment may be appropriate
See Malignant bowel obstruction for details
Small bowel obstruction
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Large bowel obstruction
Aortocaval fistula
Malignant bowel obstruction
Acute gastroenteritis
Epiploic appendagitis
Aortoenteric fisulta