Biomaterial Database

Ileostomy "twist"--an avoidable complication. 1994

R A Keenan

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007081	Ileostomy	Surgical creation of an external opening into the ILEUM for fecal diversion or drainage. This replacement for the RECTUM is usually created in patients with severe INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. Loop (continent) or tube (incontinent) procedures are most often employed.	Loop Ileostomy,Tube Ileostomy,Continent Ileostomy,Incontinent Ileostomy,Continent Ileostomies,Ileostomies,Ileostomies, Continent,Ileostomies, Incontinent,Ileostomies, Loop,Ileostomies, Tube,Ileostomy, Continent,Ileostomy, Incontinent,Ileostomy, Loop,Ileostomy, Tube,Incontinent Ileostomies,Loop Ileostomies,Tube Ileostomies
D007415	Intestinal Obstruction	Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.	Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012399	Rotation	Motion of an object in which either one or more points on a line are fixed. It is also the motion of a particle about a fixed point. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Clinorotation,Clinorotations,Rotations
D016737	Proctocolectomy, Restorative	A surgical procedure involving the excision of the COLON and RECTUM and the formation of an ILEOANAL RESERVOIR (pouch). In patients with intestinal diseases, such as ulcerative colitis, this procedure avoids the need for an OSTOMY by allowing for transanal defecation.	Coloproctectomy, Restorative,Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis,Proctocolectomy,Total Proctocolectomy,Total Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis,Proctocolectomies,Proctocolectomy, Total,Restorative Coloproctectomies,Restorative Coloproctectomy,Restorative Proctocolectomies,Restorative Proctocolectomy,Total Proctocolectomies