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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Torsion Abnormality > Intestinal Volvulus
Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Intestinal Diseases > Intestinal Obstruction > Intestinal Volvulus

Preferred term

Intestinal Volvulus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Volvulus
  • Volvulus, Intestine

Scope note

  • A twisting in the intestine (INTESTINES) that can cause INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION.

History note

  • 2004; use INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION 1975-2003

In other languages

  • suolenkiertymä

    Finnish

  • intestinaalinen volvulus
  • koolonin kiertymä
  • ohutsuolen kiertymä
  • sigmavolvulus
  • suolen kiertyminen
  • suolen kiertymä
  • suolen volvulus
  • suoliston volvulus
  • volvulus
  • volvulus intestini
  • Tarmvred

    Swedish

  • Volvulus

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D045822

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