Simple ileus means meconium blocks your baby’s small intestines, but there are no other complications. With complex meconium ileus, your baby’s meconium builds up so much that it causes ...

The benefits of a bowel resection, both in the large and small intestines, can last a long time. About half of people with Crohn’s will have a blockage recurrence within 5 years.

On July 13, the LA County medical examiner’s office reported that Lisa Marie Presley, singer-songwriter and child of Elvis Presley, died of a small bowel obstruction caused by scar tissue that ...

Your bowels are your large and small intestines. They form a long tube in your abdomen, and they have important jobs. They help break down food, absorb its nutrients, and turn it into waste.

Mesenteric ischemia, or small bowel ischemia, involves a blockage of blood flow to the small intestine. Symptoms include pain and bloating. It often results from blood clots or atherosclerosis ...