Rethinking adhesional small bowel obstruction management: the case for dexamethasone as a non-operative alternative

Amos Nepacina Liew¹, Michelle Zhiyun Chen², David Rangiah^{3

4}, Hanumant Chouhan¹, Krishanth Naidu^{1

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Monash Health, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Colorectal Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of General Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
⁴ School of Medicine, Australian National University School of Medicine and Psychology, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Amos Nepacina Liew et al. ANZ J Surg. 2024 Dec.

. 2024 Dec;94(12):2099-2100.

doi: 10.1111/ans.19287. Epub 2024 Oct 26.

Amos Nepacina Liew¹, Michelle Zhiyun Chen², David Rangiah^{3

4}, Hanumant Chouhan¹, Krishanth Naidu^{1

3

4}

¹ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Dandenong Hospital, Monash Health, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Colorectal Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Department of General Surgery, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
⁴ School of Medicine, Australian National University School of Medicine and Psychology, Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

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