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What is What is the sure sign of intestinal obstruction and explain in detail?
Vomiting may or may not occur at the outset but becomes conspicuous and bile-stained with time. Initially, the passage of stool may be normal, whereas, later, blood and mucus are evacuated - the 'redcurrant jelly' stool.Classically, the abdomen is not initially distended; a lump that hardens on palpation may be discerned but this is present in only 60% of cases Ref: Bailey & Love&;s Sho Practice of Surgery,E25,Page-1194