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Intestinal Obstruction

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Definition: Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.  coord IM with specific precoord intestinal dis (IM); INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION is also available   
Examples Afferent Loop Syndrome; Duodenal Obstruction; Fecal Impaction; Ileus; Intestinal Volvulus; Intussusception 		Other names Obstruction, Intestinal; Intestinal Obstructions
 
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Duodenojejunal atresia with volvulus, absent dorsal mesentery and absent superior mesenteric artery  0   *Intestinal Atresia *Intestinal Obstruction Duodenum/abnormalities Jejunum/abnormalities Mesenteric Arteries/abnormalities Mesentery/abnormalities. Am J Med Genet. 109(1):52-5

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