Abstract
Conclusions
(1) Distention of an isolated loop of bowel to the point of strangulation, when caused either by the spontaneous accumulation of fluids therein, or by the distending of an indwelling balloon, produces an early temporary suppression of the combined digestive secretions. (2) The suppression of secretion does not occur when the loop has been denervated. (3) The similarity of the changes produced by balloon distention with those seen in spontaneous loop distention would seem to argue against the hypothesis that strangulation intestinal obstruction is associated with hyper-secretion of the digestive juices.
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