The nurse is caring for a client with intussusception of the bowel. What does the nurse understand occurs with this disorder?
A) The bowel twists and turns itself and obstructs the intestinal lumen.
B) One part of the intestine telescopes into another portion of the intestine.
C) The bowel protrudes through a weakened area in the abdominal wall.
D) A loop of intestine adheres to an area that is healing slowly after surgery.
B
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In intussusception of the bowel, one part of the intestine telescopes into another portion of the intestine. When the bowel twists and turns itself and obstructs the intestinal lumen, this is known as a volvulus. A hernia is when the bowel protrudes through a weakened area in the abdominal wall. An adhesion is a loop of intestine that adheres to an area that is healing slowly after surgery.
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