Somatostatin plus erythromycin in the treatment of early postoperative inflammatory small bowel obstruction(A report of 16 cases)

Objective To analyze and investigate the cause,diagnosis and treatment for early postoperative inflammatory small bowel obstruction.Methods From march 1999 to December 2004,The Clinical data and curative effect of 16 cases with early postoperative inflammatory small bowel obstruction were analyzed retrospectivly.Results 16 cases were cured by the nonoperative treatment,including fasting,gastrointestinal decompression,TPN,using of glucocorticoid hormone and somatostatin plus erythromycin etc. The average cured time was 6.3 days. No recurrence was found. Conclusion Through using conservative treatment with somatostatin and erythromycin etc,the curative effects of EPISBO are satisfactory.