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Ileus

"Ileus" 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 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.


This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ileus" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Ileus" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 32 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2013 and 2017
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