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Paralytic Ileus : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Ileectomy and ileostomy
  • Partial resection of intestine with anastomosis

Treatments Overview Articles

Ileus
Patients may be treated with supervised bed rest in a hospital and bowel rest, where nothing is taken by mouth, and patients are fed intravenously or through the use of a nasogastric tube, a tube inserted through the nose, down the throat, and int...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Ileus
Patients may be treated with supervised bed rest in a hospital, and bowel rest—where nothing is taken by mouth and patients are fed intravenously or through the use of a nasogastric tube. A nasogastric tube is a tube inserted through the nos...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Colostomy
Colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings the end of the large intenstine through the abdominal wall. Stools moving through the intestine drain into a bag attached to the abdomen. The procedure is usually done after bowel resections or injuries and it may be temporary or permanent.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2008
Colostomy
A colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings a portion of the large intestine through the abdominal wall to carry feces out of the body. Purpose A colostomy is a means to treat various disorders of the large intestine, including cancer, obstruction, inflammatory bowel disease, ruptured diverticulum, ischemia (compromised blood supply), or traumatic injury.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Colostomy: Changing Your Pouch
Colostomy: Changing Your PouchYou were given a stoma (new opening for stool to pass from the body) during surgery. Stool starts to pass from the stoma soon after surgery.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Colostomy
A colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings a portion of the large intestine through the abdominal wall to carry feces out of the body. Purpose A colostomy is created as a means to treat various disorders of the large intestine, including cancer , obstruction, inflammatory bowel disease, ruptured diverticulum, ischemia (compromised blood supply), or traumatic injury.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
What Is a Colostomy?
What Is a Colostomy?During acolostomypart of thecolon(large intestine) is removed or disconnected.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Colostomy
Ostomy is a surgical procedure used to create an opening for urine or feces to be released from the body. Colostomy refers to a surgical procedure in which a portion of the large intestine is brought through the abdominal wall to carry stool out of the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Colostomy
Ostomy is a surgical procedure used to create an opening for urine and feces to be released from the body. Colostomy refers to a surgical procedure where a portion of the large intestine is brought through the abdominal wall to carry stool out of the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Ileostomy
An ileostomy is a surgical procedure in which the small intestine is attached to the abdominal wall in order to bypass the large intestine; digestive waste then exits the body through an artificial opening called a stoma (from the Greek word for " mouth " ). Purpose In general, an ostomy is the surgical creation of an opening from an internal structure to the outside of the body.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
What Is an Ileostomy?
What Is an Ileostomy?During anileostomythecolon(large intestine) and sometimes part of the last section of theileum(small intestine) are removed or disconnected.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Having Bowel Surgery: Continent Ileostomy
Having Bowel Surgery: Continent IleostomyThis surgery is done to treat diseases of the digestive tract. It removes all of the large intestine.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Having Bowel Surgery: Proctocolectomy with Perman...
Having Bowel Surgery: Proctocolectomy with Permanent IleostomyThis surgery is done to treat diseases of the digestive tract. It removes all of the large intestine.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Nasogastric Intubation and Feeding
Nasogastric intubation refers to the process of placing a soft plastic nasogastric (NG) tube through a patient ' s nostril, past the pharynx and down the esophagus into a patient ' s stomach . Purpose Nasogastric tubes are inserted to deliver substances directly into the stomach, remove substances from the stomach or as a means of testing stomach function or contents.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Intravenous Rehydration
Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein. Purpose Fever , vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a person to become dehydrated fairly quickly.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Intravenous Rehydration
Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein. Purpose Intravenous rehydration is used to restore the fluid and electrolyte balance of the body due to illness, surgery, or accident.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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