Which is more common a small or large bowel obstruction?
Small bowel obstruction is significantly more common than large bowel obstruction accounting for more than three-quarters of all bowel obstruction.
Dilated fluid filled small bowel loops, down to a transition point in left groin. A 'knuckle' of small bowel is incarcerated in a small left femoral hernia ( not detectable on clinical examination).
Foci of free air in the abdomen in keeping with perforated small bowel.