ICD-11 definition : Acute dilatation of stomach is a disorder due to acute enlargement of the gastric
cavity by over-distention, resulting in the retention of food and the products of
digestion in the stomach.;
ICD-11 synonym : cast syndrome; acute gastromesenteric ileus; acute distention of stomach; gastrectasis; acute gastric dilatation; acute stomach dilatation; acute paresis of the stomach; acute dilatation of the stomach; acute postoperative dilatation of the stomach; acute arteriomesenteric compression; acute gastroduodenal atony;
Acute dilatation of stomach is a disorder due to acute enlargement of the gastric
cavity by over-distention, resulting in the retention of food and the products of
digestion in the stomach.