Structured Summary
Abstract
A pathological hole in an organ, blood vessel or other soft part of the body, occurring in the absence of external force.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Perforation, Spontaneous
- Perforations, Spontaneous
- Spontaneous Perforations
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Aspects Covered
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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Indexing Annotation
includes spontaneous perforation unexplained or as a result of disease; coordinate with organ/diseases term
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History Note
2017
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Previous Indexing
- Rupture, Spontaneous (1965-2016)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Spontaneous Perforation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072663. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072663
- Spontaneous Perforation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_perforation
- Spontaneous Perforation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16965421