Acute GI obstruction

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023001%3A_____%2F13%3A00058770" target="_blank" >RIV/00023001:_____/13:00058770 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1521691813001649#" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1521691813001649#</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpg.2013.09.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.bpg.2013.09.001</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Acute GI obstruction
Original language description
Acute gastrointestinal obstruction occurs when the normal flow of intestinal contents is interrupted. The blockage can occur at any level throughout the gastrointestinal tract. The clinical symptoms depend on the level and extent of obstruction. Variousbenign and malignant processes can produce acute gastrointestinal obstruction, which often represents a medical emergency because of the potential for bowel ischemia leading to perforation and peritonitis. Early recognition and appropriate treatment arethus essential. The typical clinical symptoms associated with obstruction include nausea, vomiting, dysphagia, abdominal pain and failure to pass bowel movements. Abdominal distention, tympany due to an air-filled stomach and high-pitched bowel sounds suggest the diagnosis. The diagnostic process involves imaging including radiography, ultrasonography, contrast fluoroscopy and computer tomography in less certain cases. In patients with uncomplicated obstruction, management is conservativ
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FE - Other fields of internal medicine
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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