A 20-year case-series of distal intestinal obstruction syndrome at a state-wide cystic fibrosis service.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) presents significant management challenges for people with cystic fibrosis (pwC). We evaluated the treatment outcomes and identified risk factors associated with the need for surgical intervention in patients admitted with DIOS.

Method

We conducted a retrospective case series of 96 encounters of DIOS over a 20-year period, observing outcomes between cases of medical management versus those requiring for operative intervention. To our knowledge, this is the largest Australian study to review intervention in DIOS.

Results

Among the patients studied, 94.8% were successfully treated non-surgically. Using computed tomography (CT) confirmation of DIOS as the gold standard, only 9.1% of abdominal x-rays were accurate i

SUBMITTER: Lew C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12413590 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature