Diseases

Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

A type of ILEUS, a functional not mechanical obstruction of the INTESTINES. This syndrome is caused by a large number of disorders involving the smooth muscles (MUSCLE, SMOOTH) or the NERVOUS SYSTEM.

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A type of ILEUS, a functional not mechanical obstruction of the INTESTINES. This syndrome is caused by a large number of disorders involving the smooth muscles (MUSCLE, SMOOTH) or the NERVOUS SYSTEM.

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  • Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, Idiopathic
  • Intestinal Pseudoobstruction
  • Pseudo-Obstruction, Intestinal
  • Pseudointestinal Obstruction Syndrome
  • Pseudoobstructive Syndrome
  • Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
  • Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstructions
  • Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction
  • Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction, Idiopathic
  • Intestinal Pseudo-Obstructions
  • Intestinal Pseudo-Obstructions, Idiopathic
  • Intestinal Pseudoobstructions
  • Obstruction Syndrome, Pseudointestinal
  • Pseudo Obstruction, Intestinal
  • Pseudointestinal Obstruction Syndromes
  • Pseudoobstruction, Intestinal
  • Pseudoobstructive Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Pseudointestinal Obstruction
  • Syndrome, Pseudoobstructive
  • CIPO
  • Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
  • Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome
  • Enteric Neuropathy
  • Paralytic Ileus
  • Visceral Myopathy
  • Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction
  • Enteric Neuropathies
  • Myopathy, Visceral
  • Neuropathy, Enteric
  • Visceral Myopathies

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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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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific precoordinated intestinal disease; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION and ILEUS are also available

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History Note

87; was INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION, IDIOPATHIC see under INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION 1981-86; PARALYTIC ILEUS was see under INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION 1975-86, was Prov 1971-74

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Previous Indexing

  • Intestinal Obstruction (1966-1980)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007418. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007418
  2. Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestinal_pseudo-obstruction
  3. Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3924862