Preferred Label : intussusception;
Definition : A form of intestinal obstruction caused by the prolapse of a part of the intestine
into the adjoining intestinal lumen. There are four types: colic, involving segments
of the large intestine; enteric, involving only the small intestine; ileocecal, in
which the ileocecal valve prolapses into the cecum, drawing the ileum along with it;
and ileocolic, in which the ileum prolapses through the ileocecal valve into the colon.
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UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0021933;
Source : Playbook;
Origin ID : RID4943;
UMLS CUI : C0021933;
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A form of intestinal obstruction caused by the prolapse of a part of the intestine
into the adjoining intestinal lumen. There are four types: colic, involving segments
of the large intestine; enteric, involving only the small intestine; ileocecal, in
which the ileocecal valve prolapses into the cecum, drawing the ileum along with it;
and ileocolic, in which the ileum prolapses through the ileocecal valve into the colon.
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