Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of digital subtraction angiography (DSA)-guided transnasal intestinal obstruction catheterization combined with sequential enteral nutrition (EN) on patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction.Methods A total of 98 patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction admitted to our hospital from February 2024 to August 2025 were enrolled and randomly divided into a control group and an observation group, with 49 cases in each group. The control group received conventional conservative treatment and routine nutritional support, while the observation group received DSA-guided transnasal intestinal obstruction catheterization combined with sequential EN. Clinical efficacy, improvement of symptoms and signs [time to relief of abdominal distension and pain, time to recovery of EN, time to first flatus, time to first defecation, 24-hour drainage volume, and length of hospital stay], nutritional indicators [serum albumin (Alb), prealbumin (PA), hemoglobin (Hb) ], inflammatory factors [C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), white blood cell count (WBC) ], and the incidence of complications were compared between the two groups.Results The overall effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). The time to relief of abdominal distension and pain, time to recovery of EN, time to recovery of flatus, time to recovery of defecation, and length of hospital stay in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group (P < 0.05), and the 24-hour drainage volume was less in the observation group than that in the control group (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in Alb, PA, and Hb levels between the control group and the observation group before treatment, as determined by t-test (P > 0.05). After treatment, Alb and PA levels in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences in Alb and PA levels before and after treatment in the observation group were greater than those in the control group (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in CRP, IL-6, and WBC levels between the control group and the observation group before treatment, as determined by t-test (P > 0.05). After treatment, CRP, IL-6, and WBC levels in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences in CRP, IL-6, and WBC levels before and after treatment in the observation group were greater than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The overall incidence of complications in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusion DSA-guided transnasal intestinal obstruction catheterization combined with sequential EN can effectively relieve symptoms of adhesive small bowel obstruction, promote recovery of intestinal function, improve nutritional and inflammatory status, and reduce complications, showing high clinical application value.