Diseases

Intestinal Obstruction

Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.

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Abstract

Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Intestinal Obstructions
  • Obstruction, Intestinal

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35 allowable subheadings

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); INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION is also available

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intestinal Obstruction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007415. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007415
  2. Intestinal Obstruction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowel_obstruction
  3. Intestinal Obstruction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16244733