{"title":"Postoperative ileus","authors":"Carine Dornbush MD , Jennifer Hrabe MD FACS FACRS","doi":"10.1016/j.scrs.2025.101160","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ileus is a prevalent and perplexing surgical phenomenon that adds to patient morbidity and hospital length of stay and cost. While many have studied this process, the underlying cause remains elusive, but risk factors have been identified. Additionally, enhanced recovery pathways have been developed to mitigate surgical risk in ileus development. This review will define ileus, and its impact as well discuss potential causes and treatment strategies that have been evaluated.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55956,"journal":{"name":"Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery","volume":"37 1","pages":"Article 101160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043148925000867","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/12/17 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Ileus is a prevalent and perplexing surgical phenomenon that adds to patient morbidity and hospital length of stay and cost. While many have studied this process, the underlying cause remains elusive, but risk factors have been identified. Additionally, enhanced recovery pathways have been developed to mitigate surgical risk in ileus development. This review will define ileus, and its impact as well discuss potential causes and treatment strategies that have been evaluated.
期刊介绍:
Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery offers a comprehensive and coordinated review of a single, timely topic related to the diagnosis and treatment of proctologic diseases. Each issue is an organized compendium of practical information that serves as a lasting reference for colorectal surgeons, general surgeons, surgeons in training and their colleagues in medicine with an interest in colorectal disorders.