Serum electrolytes are normal, BUN is 28 and creatinine is 1.2. An abdominal series reveals multiple dilated loops of small bowel with numerous air fluid levels. There is no gas or stool visible in the colon. The patient is admitted to the hospital. List in order of frequency the causes of small bowel obstruction in the adult and in the child.
Evaluation reveals severe dehydration with hypokalemia.
A small mass is palpable in the right upper quadrant. A newborn infant presents with irritability and bilious vomiting as well as bloody stools. There is erythema and edema of the abdominal wall and barium enema reveals the cecum to be displaced markedly to the left. Between attacks the child appears well. The mother noted some bloody mucus in the diaper.