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Descriptor English: Stomach Volvulus
Descriptor Spanish: Vólvulo Gástrico
Descriptor vólvulo gástrico
Entry term(s) vólvulo del estómago
Scope note: Retorcimiento del ESTÓMAGO que puede dar lugar a ISQUEMIA y OBSTRUCCIÓN DEL VACIAMIENTO GÁSTRICO. Con frecuencia se asocia a HERNIA DIAFRAGMÁTICA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Volvo Gástrico
Descriptor French: Volvulus gastrique
Entry term(s): Gastric Volvulus
Volvulus, Gastric
Volvulus, Stomach
Tree number(s): C06.405.748.895
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013277
Scope note: Twisting of the STOMACH that may result in gastric ISCHEMIA and GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. It is often associated with DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 13667
Unique ID: D013277
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Stomach Volvulus - Preferred
Concept UI M0020547
Scope note Twisting of the STOMACH that may result in gastric ISCHEMIA and GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION. It is often associated with DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA.
Preferred term Stomach Volvulus
Entry term(s) Gastric Volvulus
Volvulus, Gastric
Volvulus, Stomach



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