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What (who) is Ileus - definition
HUMAN DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY IMPAIRMENT OF INTESTINAL PERISTALSIS; IN MODERN LANGUAGE USUALLY EXCLUDES MECHANICAL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION
Iliac passion; Paralytic ileus; Illeus; Enncilitis; Gastrointestinal atony; Silent abdomen; Postoperative ileus; Post-operative ileus; Functional obstruction; Functional bowel obstruction; Functional intestinal obstruction; Paralytic obstruction; Subileus; Intestinal paresis
ileus
['?l??s]
¦ noun Medicine a painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine.
Origin
C17: from L., from Gk eileos, ilios 'colic'.
Ileus
·noun A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac, / iliac, passion.
Gallstone ileus
FORM OF SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION CAUSED BY AN IMPACTION OF A GALLSTONE WITHIN THE LUMEN OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
Cholecystoenteric fistula; Cholecysto-enteric fistula
Gallstone ileus is a rare form of small bowel obstruction caused by an impaction of a gallstone within the lumen of the small intestine. Such a gallstone enters the bowel via a cholecysto-enteric fistula.
Wikipedia
Ileus
Ileus is a disruption of the normal propulsive ability of the intestine. It can be caused by lack of peristalsis or by mechanical obstruction. The word 'ileus' is from Ancient Greek eileós (εἰλεός, "intestinal obstruction"). The term 'subileus' refers to a partial obstruction.
