Bowel obstruction blocks a movement.
Small bowel obstruction caused by Crohn's disease, peritoneal carcinomatosis, sclerosing peritonitis, radiation enteritis, and postpartum bowel obstruction are typically treated conservatively, i
== Causes ===== Small bowel obstruction ===Causes of small bowel obstruction include:Adhesions from previous abdominal surgery (most common cause)Barbed suturesPseudoobstructionHernias containing bowelCrohn's disease causing adhesions or inflammatory stricturesNeoplasms, benign or malignantIntussusceptionVolvulusSuperior mesenteric artery syndrome, a compression of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aortaIschemic stricturesForeign bodies (e

