A 48-year-old female asked:
i have a kink/ twisted bowel and have been told by the doctors that they wont operate as it could be dangerous i have put up with this for 14 years.
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Dr. Creighton Wright answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Possible: Full, history of prior surgery and conditions are relevant to risks of new operations.
The hostile abdomen with prior operations, adhesions, short bowel, and other scarring is higher risk!
get the whole story together and a second opinion.
Answered on Nov 13, 2020
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