Diseases

Ileus

A condition caused by the lack of intestinal PERISTALSIS or INTESTINAL MOTILITY without any mechanical obstruction. This interference of the flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS often leads to INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION. Ileus may be classified into postoperative, inflammatory, metabolic, neurogenic, and drug-induced.

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A condition caused by the lack of intestinal PERISTALSIS or INTESTINAL MOTILITY without any mechanical obstruction. This interference of the flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS often leads to INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION. Ileus may be classified into postoperative, inflammatory, metabolic, neurogenic, and drug-induced.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coord IM with specific precoord intestinal dis (IM); PARALYTIC ILEUS see INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION is also available

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History Note

2004; use INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION 1975-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Intestinal Obstruction (1968-2003)

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WI 460

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ileus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045823. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045823
  2. Ileus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileus
  3. Ileus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738153