Diseases

Duodenitis

Inflammation of the DUODENUM section of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL). Erosive duodenitis may cause bleeding in the UPPER GI TRACT and PEPTIC ULCER.

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Abstract

Inflammation of the DUODENUM section of the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL). Erosive duodenitis may cause bleeding in the UPPER GI TRACT and PEPTIC ULCER.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Erosive Duodenitis
  • Duodenitis, Erosive

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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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Previous Indexing

  • Duodenal Diseases (1966-1979)
  • Enteritis (1966-1979)

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  1. C06w.405w.205w.462w.249w
  2. C06w.405w.469w.275.600w
  3. C06w.405w.469w.326w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Duodenitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004382. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004382
  2. Duodenitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duodenitis
  3. Duodenitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266418