Occlusion mechanism | Number | Frequency | |
Small bowel occlusion | Strangulation | 42 | 59.15 |
Obstruction | 14 | 19.72 | |
Colonic obstruction | Sigmoid volvulus | 11 | 15.50 |
Obstruction | 3 | 4.22 | |
Mixed occlusion | Strangulation of the sigmoid by the small intestine | 1 | 1.41 |
Total | 71 | 100 |