"Ileus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D045823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.531.492
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ileus" by people in Profiles.
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Hunt ME, Yates JR, Vega H, Heidel RE, Buehler JM. Effects on Postoperative Gastrointestinal Motility After Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal With Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate in Colorectal Surgery Patients. Ann Pharmacother. 2020 12; 54(12):1165-1174.
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Feuerstein JD, Curran T, Alvares D, Alosilla M, Lerner A, Cataldo T, Falchuk KR, Poylin V. Surgery for ulcerative colitis in geriatric patients is safe with similar risk to younger patients. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Nov; 31(11):1356-1360.
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Moran RA, Jalaly NY, Kamal A, Rao S, Klapheke R, James TW, Kambhampati S, Makary MA, Hirose K, Kumbhari V, Stein EM, Khashab MA, Lennon AM, Kalloo AN, Zaheer A, Hernaez R, Singh VK. Ileus is a predictor of local infection in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Pancreatology. 2016 Nov - Dec; 16(6):966-972.
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Badami A, Fehrenbach Prell EA, Murray MA, Johnson MR, Akhter SA, Lozonschi L, Osaki S, Lushaj E, Kohmoto T. A novel approach to prevent post-operative ileus after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Surg. 2015 Aug; 20:135-9.
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Abodeely A, Schechter S, Klipfel A, Vrees M, Lagares-Garcia J. Does alvimopan enhance return of bowel function in laparoscopic right colectomy? Am Surg. 2011 Nov; 77(11):1460-2.
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Neyens R, Jackson KC. Novel opioid antagonists for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction and postoperative ileus. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2007; 21(2):27-33.