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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D045823
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D045823
Preferred Name

Ileus

Definitions
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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