loading...| Preferred Name | intussusception | |
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A form of intestinal obstruction caused by the prolapse of a part of the intestine into the adjoining intestinal lumen. There are four types: colic, involving segments of the large intestine; enteric, involving only the small intestine; ileocecal, in which the ileocecal valve prolapses into the cecum, drawing the ileum along with it; and ileocolic, in which the ileum prolapses through the ileocecal valve into the colon. [MeSH] |
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http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID4943 |
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| Definition |
A form of intestinal obstruction caused by the prolapse of a part of the intestine into the adjoining intestinal lumen. There are four types: colic, involving segments of the large intestine; enteric, involving only the small intestine; ileocecal, in which the ileocecal valve prolapses into the cecum, drawing the ileum along with it; and ileocolic, in which the ileum prolapses through the ileocecal valve into the colon. [MeSH] |
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RID4943 |
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http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID35390 |
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intussusception |
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RID1:RID4943 |
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intussusception |
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Playbook |
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C0021933 |
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