Intussusception

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.

Also Known As:

Intususception; Intestinal Invagination; Intestinal Invaginations; Intussusceptions; Intususceptions; Invaginations, Intestinal; Invagination, Intestinal

Digestive System Diseases: 1042
- Gastrointestinal Diseases: 5874
  - Intestinal Diseases: 1601
    - Intestinal Obstruction: 2658
      - Intussusception: 2410

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