The nurse is teaching a group of patients about the process of a mechanical bowel obstruction.Which example should the nurse include in the teaching?

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Mechanical obstruction results in blockage of the lumen of the bowel.Examples include tumors,adhesions,strangulated hernia,twisting of the bowel (volvulus),telescoping of one part of the bowel into itself (intussusception),gallstones,barium impaction,and intestinal parasites.

The Nurse Is Teaching a Group of Patients About the Process