A bowel pattern in the abdomen is not necessarily an intestinal obstruction, but could also be intestinal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease or bowel perforation.
A bowel pattern is a fullness and bulging of the intestinal tract due to the collection of intestinal contents due to obstruction, dynamics or other reasons, showing their respective contours, accompanied by increased peristalsis in the area.
The presence of an intestinal pattern in the abdomen is a sign of the disease, but the diagnosis of the disease should not be based on the signs alone, but also on the history, symptoms and relevant auxiliary examinations.
Intestinal obstruction will have symptoms such as inability to defecate, abdominal distension and pain, even with a history of ulcer surgery, tympanic sounds on percussion, changes in tympanic position with position changes, changes in bowel sounds on auscultation, physical signs including auxiliary tests including ultrasound, abdominal plain film with liquid and gas flat in the form of a ladder, and so on.