Diseases

Gastric Dilatation

Abnormal distention of the STOMACH due to accumulation of gastric contents that may reach 10 to 15 liters. Gastric dilatation may be the result of GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; ILEUS; GASTROPARESIS; or denervation.

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Abstract

Abnormal distention of the STOMACH due to accumulation of gastric contents that may reach 10 to 15 liters. Gastric dilatation may be the result of GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; ILEUS; GASTROPARESIS; or denervation.

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7 entry terms
  • Gastric Dilation
  • Stomach Dilatation
  • Stomach Dilation
  • Dilatation, Gastric
  • Dilatation, Stomach
  • Dilation, Gastric
  • Dilation, Stomach

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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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History Note

2005 (1966)

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  1. C06w.405w.748w.300

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WI 306

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gastric Dilatation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013271. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013271
  2. Gastric Dilatation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18555346