| D007412 |
Intestinal Fistula |
An abnormal anatomical passage between the INTESTINE, and another segment of the intestine or other organs. External intestinal fistula is connected to the SKIN (enterocutaneous fistula). Internal intestinal fistula can be connected to a number of organs, such as STOMACH (gastrocolic fistula), the BILIARY TRACT (cholecystoduodenal fistula), or the URINARY BLADDER of the URINARY TRACT (colovesical fistula). Risk factors include inflammatory processes, cancer, radiation treatment, and surgical misadventures (MEDICAL ERRORS). |
Cholecystoduodenal Fistula,Colovesical Fistula,Enterocutaneous Fistula,Fistula, Cholecystoduodenal,Fistula, Colovesical,Fistula, Enterocutaneous,Fistula, Intestinal |
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| D007415 |
Intestinal Obstruction |
Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL. |
Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal |
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| D007421 |
Intestine, Small |
The portion of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT between the PYLORUS of the STOMACH and the ILEOCECAL VALVE of the LARGE INTESTINE. It is divisible into three portions: the DUODENUM, the JEJUNUM, and the ILEUM. |
Small Intestine,Intestines, Small,Small Intestines |
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| D011300 |
Preoperative Care |
Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed) |
Care, Preoperative,Preoperative Procedure,Preoperative Procedures,Procedure, Preoperative,Procedures, Preoperative |
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| D002429 |
Cecal Diseases |
Pathological developments in the CECUM. |
Cecal Disease,Disease, Cecal,Diseases, Cecal |
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| D002648 |
Child |
A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. |
Children |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D000208 |
Acute Disease |
Disease having a short and relatively severe course. |
Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute |
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| D001064 |
Appendicitis |
Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated. |
Perforated Appendicitis,Ruptured Appendicitis,Appendicitis, Perforated,Appendicitis, Ruptured |
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| D012422 |
Rupture, Spontaneous |
Tear or break of an organ, vessel or other soft part of the body, occurring in the absence of external force. |
Ruptures, Spontaneous,Spontaneous Rupture,Spontaneous Ruptures |
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