"Ileus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition caused by the lack of intestinal PERISTALSIS or INTESTINAL MOTILITY without any mechanical obstruction. This interference of the flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS often leads to INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION. Ileus may be classified into postoperative, inflammatory, metabolic, neurogenic, and drug-induced.
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D045823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.531.492
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ileus" by people in Profiles.
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Intraoperative Vagus Nerve Stimulation Accelerates Postoperative Recovery in Rats. J Gastrointest Surg. 2019 02; 23(2):320-330.
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Surgical outcomes among elderly women with endometrial cancer treated by laparoscopic hysterectomy: a NRG/Gynecologic Oncology Group study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 01; 218(1):109.e1-109.e11.
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Pneumatosis intestinalis after laparoscopic appendectomy: case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Nov; 46(11):e21-4.
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Routine use of nasogastric tubes after radical cystectomy. J Urol. 2011 May; 185(5):1568-70.
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Recurrent recurrent gallstone ileus. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2010 Jul; 92(5):W4-6.
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Effect of spinal cord stimulation in a rodent model of post-operative ileus. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2009 Jun; 21(6):672-7, e33-4.
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Novel opioid antagonists for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction and postoperative ileus. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2007; 21(2):27-33.