"Intussusception" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007443
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.531.577
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| Concept/Terms |
Intussusception- Intussusception
- Intussusceptions
- Invagination, Intestinal
- Intestinal Invagination
- Intestinal Invaginations
- Invaginations, Intestinal
- Intususception
- Intususceptions
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