TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Gastrointestinal Obstruction A1 - Marwan, Ahmed I. A1 - Chen, Mike K. A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Bowel obstruction occurs when normal flow of intraluminal contents is interrupted and can be either attributed to functional (ie, abnormal intestinal physiology) or mechanical causes. In infants and children, gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction can be categorized as congenital or acquired. It may be divided based on age of presentation and onset of symptoms. These broad categories are not mutually exclusive, but categorizing them in this fashion helps with identifying the etiology of the obstruction. For example, congenital lesions of the intestine such as an enteric duplication or Meckel diverticulum may not cause obstruction until later in life. Congenital anatomic defects and acquired disorders of the intestine presenting in the first 30 days of life are characterized as neonatal intestinal obstruction. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182907409 ER -