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Malignant Bowel Obstruction

MedGen UID:
1646288
Concept ID:
C3888580
Anatomical Abnormality

Definition

Obstruction of the bowel by an advanced malignant tumor. It is a complication especially in patients with an advanced abdominal malignant tumor. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant Bowel Obstruction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Demarest K, Lavu H, Collins E, Batra V
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 2023 Mar;37(1):91-105. Epub 2022 Nov 15 doi: 10.1080/15360288.2022.2106012. PMID: 36377820
Madariaga A, Lau J, Ghoshal A, Dzierżanowski T, Larkin P, Sobocki J, Dickman A, Furness K, Fazelzad R, Crawford GB, Lheureux S
Support Care Cancer 2022 Jun;30(6):4711-4728. Epub 2022 Mar 10 doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-06889-8. PMID: 35274188Free PMC Article
Bleicher J, Lambert LA
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2021 Jul;30(3):475-490. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2021.02.004. PMID: 34053663

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Krouse RS, Anderson GL, Arnold KB, Thomson CA, Nfonsam VN, Al-Kasspooles MF, Walker JL, Sun V, Alvarez Secord A, Han ES, Leon-Takahashi AM, Isla-Ortiz D, Rodgers P, Hendren S, Sanchez Salcedo M, Laryea JA, Graybill WS, Flaherty DC, Mogal H, Miner TJ, Pimiento JM, Kitano M, Badgwell B, Whalen G, Lamont JP, Guevara OA, Senthil MS, Dewdney SB, Silberfein E, Wright JD, Friday B, Fahy B, Anantha Sathyanarayana S, O'Rourke M, Bakitas M, Sloan J, Grant M, Deutsch GB, Deneve JL
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023 Oct;8(10):908-918. Epub 2023 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00191-7. PMID: 37541263Free PMC Article
Madariaga A, Lau J, Ghoshal A, Dzierżanowski T, Larkin P, Sobocki J, Dickman A, Furness K, Fazelzad R, Crawford GB, Lheureux S
Support Care Cancer 2022 Jun;30(6):4711-4728. Epub 2022 Mar 10 doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-06889-8. PMID: 35274188Free PMC Article
Shariff F, Bogach J, Guidolin K, Nadler A
Ann Surg Oncol 2022 Mar;29(3):1995-2005. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10922-1. PMID: 34664143
Bleicher J, Lambert LA
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2021 Jul;30(3):475-490. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2021.02.004. PMID: 34053663
Tse SS, Kish T
Pharmacotherapy 2017 Jun;37(6):e32-e37. doi: 10.1002/phar.1942. PMID: 28488730

Diagnosis

Demarest K, Lavu H, Collins E, Batra V
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 2023 Mar;37(1):91-105. Epub 2022 Nov 15 doi: 10.1080/15360288.2022.2106012. PMID: 36377820
Stewart CL, Warner S, Ito K, Raoof M, Wu GX, Kessler J, Kim JY, Fong Y
Curr Probl Surg 2018 Sep;55(9):330-379. Epub 2018 Oct 4 doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2018.08.004. PMID: 30526930Free PMC Article
Syrmis W, Richard R, Jenkins-Marsh S, Chia SC, Good P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Mar 7;3(3):CD012014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012014.pub2. PMID: 29513393Free PMC Article
Tse SS, Kish T
Pharmacotherapy 2017 Jun;37(6):e32-e37. doi: 10.1002/phar.1942. PMID: 28488730
Santangelo ML, Grifasi C, Criscitiello C, Giuliano M, Calogero A, Dodaro C, Incollingo P, Rupealta N, Candida M, Chiacchio G, Riccio E, Pisani A, Tammaro V, Carlomagno N
Aging Clin Exp Res 2017 Feb;29(Suppl 1):73-78. Epub 2016 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s40520-016-0656-9. PMID: 27837464

Therapy

Krouse RS, Anderson GL, Arnold KB, Thomson CA, Nfonsam VN, Al-Kasspooles MF, Walker JL, Sun V, Alvarez Secord A, Han ES, Leon-Takahashi AM, Isla-Ortiz D, Rodgers P, Hendren S, Sanchez Salcedo M, Laryea JA, Graybill WS, Flaherty DC, Mogal H, Miner TJ, Pimiento JM, Kitano M, Badgwell B, Whalen G, Lamont JP, Guevara OA, Senthil MS, Dewdney SB, Silberfein E, Wright JD, Friday B, Fahy B, Anantha Sathyanarayana S, O'Rourke M, Bakitas M, Sloan J, Grant M, Deutsch GB, Deneve JL
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023 Oct;8(10):908-918. Epub 2023 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00191-7. PMID: 37541263Free PMC Article
Roche KF, Bower KL, Collier B, Neel D, Esry L
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2023 Jan;25(1):13-19. Epub 2022 Dec 8 doi: 10.1007/s11894-022-00857-2. PMID: 36480136
Davis M, Hui D, Davies A, Ripamonti C, Capela A, DeFeo G, Del Fabbro E, Bruera E
Support Care Cancer 2021 Dec;29(12):8089-8096. Epub 2021 Aug 14 doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06438-9. PMID: 34390398
Huang X, Xue J, Gao M, Qin Q, Ma T, Li X, Wang H
Ann Pharmacother 2021 Sep;55(9):1134-1145. Epub 2020 Dec 21 doi: 10.1177/1060028020979773. PMID: 33345552
Tse SS, Kish T
Pharmacotherapy 2017 Jun;37(6):e32-e37. doi: 10.1002/phar.1942. PMID: 28488730

Prognosis

Krouse RS, Anderson GL, Arnold KB, Thomson CA, Nfonsam VN, Al-Kasspooles MF, Walker JL, Sun V, Alvarez Secord A, Han ES, Leon-Takahashi AM, Isla-Ortiz D, Rodgers P, Hendren S, Sanchez Salcedo M, Laryea JA, Graybill WS, Flaherty DC, Mogal H, Miner TJ, Pimiento JM, Kitano M, Badgwell B, Whalen G, Lamont JP, Guevara OA, Senthil MS, Dewdney SB, Silberfein E, Wright JD, Friday B, Fahy B, Anantha Sathyanarayana S, O'Rourke M, Bakitas M, Sloan J, Grant M, Deutsch GB, Deneve JL
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023 Oct;8(10):908-918. Epub 2023 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00191-7. PMID: 37541263Free PMC Article
Demarest K, Lavu H, Collins E, Batra V
J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 2023 Mar;37(1):91-105. Epub 2022 Nov 15 doi: 10.1080/15360288.2022.2106012. PMID: 36377820
Madariaga A, Lau J, Ghoshal A, Dzierżanowski T, Larkin P, Sobocki J, Dickman A, Furness K, Fazelzad R, Crawford GB, Lheureux S
Support Care Cancer 2022 Jun;30(6):4711-4728. Epub 2022 Mar 10 doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-06889-8. PMID: 35274188Free PMC Article
Shariff F, Bogach J, Guidolin K, Nadler A
Ann Surg Oncol 2022 Mar;29(3):1995-2005. Epub 2021 Oct 18 doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10922-1. PMID: 34664143
Stewart CL, Warner S, Ito K, Raoof M, Wu GX, Kessler J, Kim JY, Fong Y
Curr Probl Surg 2018 Sep;55(9):330-379. Epub 2018 Oct 4 doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2018.08.004. PMID: 30526930Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Krouse RS, Anderson GL, Arnold KB, Thomson CA, Nfonsam VN, Al-Kasspooles MF, Walker JL, Sun V, Alvarez Secord A, Han ES, Leon-Takahashi AM, Isla-Ortiz D, Rodgers P, Hendren S, Sanchez Salcedo M, Laryea JA, Graybill WS, Flaherty DC, Mogal H, Miner TJ, Pimiento JM, Kitano M, Badgwell B, Whalen G, Lamont JP, Guevara OA, Senthil MS, Dewdney SB, Silberfein E, Wright JD, Friday B, Fahy B, Anantha Sathyanarayana S, O'Rourke M, Bakitas M, Sloan J, Grant M, Deutsch GB, Deneve JL
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023 Oct;8(10):908-918. Epub 2023 Aug 1 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(23)00191-7. PMID: 37541263Free PMC Article
Huang X, Xue J, Gao M, Qin Q, Ma T, Li X, Wang H
Ann Pharmacother 2021 Sep;55(9):1134-1145. Epub 2020 Dec 21 doi: 10.1177/1060028020979773. PMID: 33345552
Stewart CL, Warner S, Ito K, Raoof M, Wu GX, Kessler J, Kim JY, Fong Y
Curr Probl Surg 2018 Sep;55(9):330-379. Epub 2018 Oct 4 doi: 10.1067/j.cpsurg.2018.08.004. PMID: 30526930Free PMC Article
Syrmis W, Richard R, Jenkins-Marsh S, Chia SC, Good P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Mar 7;3(3):CD012014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012014.pub2. PMID: 29513393Free PMC Article
Tse SS, Kish T
Pharmacotherapy 2017 Jun;37(6):e32-e37. doi: 10.1002/phar.1942. PMID: 28488730

Recent systematic reviews

Madariaga A, Lau J, Ghoshal A, Dzierżanowski T, Larkin P, Sobocki J, Dickman A, Furness K, Fazelzad R, Crawford GB, Lheureux S
Support Care Cancer 2022 Jun;30(6):4711-4728. Epub 2022 Mar 10 doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-06889-8. PMID: 35274188Free PMC Article
Sowerbutts AM, Lal S, Sremanakova J, Clamp A, Todd C, Jayson GC, Teubner A, Raftery AM, Sutton EJ, Hardy L, Burden S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Aug 10;8(8):CD012812. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012812.pub2. PMID: 30095168Free PMC Article
Syrmis W, Richard R, Jenkins-Marsh S, Chia SC, Good P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Mar 7;3(3):CD012014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012014.pub2. PMID: 29513393Free PMC Article
Santangelo ML, Grifasi C, Criscitiello C, Giuliano M, Calogero A, Dodaro C, Incollingo P, Rupealta N, Candida M, Chiacchio G, Riccio E, Pisani A, Tammaro V, Carlomagno N
Aging Clin Exp Res 2017 Feb;29(Suppl 1):73-78. Epub 2016 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s40520-016-0656-9. PMID: 27837464
Paul Olson TJ, Pinkerton C, Brasel KJ, Schwarze ML
JAMA Surg 2014 Apr;149(4):383-92. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4059. PMID: 24477929Free PMC Article

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