ileus
Let an agent explain ileus and its forms, relay causes, assessment and general management from surgical and gastroenterology sources, describe the conditions the registry aliases name, and distinguish paralytic from mechanical ileus and ileus from constipation and gastroparesis, routing suspected obstruction to urgent care.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain ileus and its forms, relay causes, assessment and general management from surgical and gastroenterology sources, describe the conditions the registry aliases name, and distinguish paralytic from mechanical ileus and ileus from constipation and gastroparesis, routing suspected obstruction to urgent care.
A disruption of the normal movement of the intestines that prevents passage of contents, either mechanical ileus from a physical blockage, or paralytic ileus from loss of intestinal motility, commonly after abdominal surgery, with related conditions including colonic pseudo-obstruction or Ogilvie syndrome and atonic colon, and rare congenital causes such as intestinal dysganglionosis and Mungan syndrome; symptoms include abdominal distension, vomiting and inability to pass stool or gas. Suspected bowel obstruction needs urgent medical assessment.
What it is for: Not applicable; a condition.
It can be explain forms and causes; relay assessment and management; route urgent symptoms; distinguish related conditions.
Distinguishing features
Transit failure
Mechanical or functional
Postoperative common
Can be urgent
What it looks like
Not a visible object; distended bowel loops on imaging.
Physical character
postoperative ileus: common after abdominal surgery note
Ogilvie syndrome: acute colonic pseudo-obstruction note
main imaging: X-ray and CT list
How it is recognised
Failure of intestinal transit
Mechanical and paralytic ileus, colonic pseudo-obstruction, atonic colon, intestinal dysganglionosis, Mungan syndrome
Constipation is slow stool passage; gastroparesis affects the stomach; volvulus is a mechanical cause
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with - slow stool passage
is related to - a congenital cause
may follow - as postoperative ileus
In practice
Families and kinds
mechanical small and large bowel obstruction
paralytic or postoperative ileus
acute colonic pseudo-obstruction
chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and atonic colon
congenital dysganglionoses
rare syndromes such as Mungan syndrome
Identifiers
ICD-10 K56 paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
MeSH D045823 Ileus
Standards and regulation
Surgical guidelines on bowel obstruction
Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols
Failure modes and hazards
Delayed treatment of strangulated obstruction
Agents giving personal medical advice
Registry aliases mixing rare congenital syndromes
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What ileus is.
Clinical.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is ileus, and how does it differ from constipation, gastroparesis and specific mechanical causes? definition
- Does the user have abdominal swelling, vomiting and no stool or gas, which needs urgent medical assessment? boundary
Forms
Forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are mechanical and paralytic ileus, colonic pseudo-obstruction, atonic colon, dysganglionosis and Mungan syndrome? definition
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Causes Causes.
Clinical.
Mechanical
Mechanical causes.
Mechanical
Mechanical.
- What causes mechanical obstruction, such as adhesions, hernias and tumours? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Functional
Functional causes.
Functional
Functional.
- What causes paralytic ileus and pseudo-obstruction, such as surgery, drugs and electrolyte problems? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Care Assessment and management.
Clinical.
Assessment
Assessment.
Assessment
Assessment.
- How do clinicians assess suspected ileus, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits abdominal imaging? action
Management
Management.
Management
Management.
- What general management approaches exist, from supportive care to surgery? provenance
- Which entry fits bowel obstruction? action
Context Congenital and recovery.
Context.
Congenital
Congenital causes.
Congenital
Congenital.
- What are Hirschsprung disease and other dysganglionoses? provenance
- Which entry fits Hirschsprung disease? action
Recovery
Postoperative recovery.
Recovery
Recovery.
- How do enhanced recovery protocols aim to reduce postoperative ileus? provenance
- Which entry fits enhanced recovery after surgery? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should colonic pseudo-obstruction be a separate primary entry?
- How should surgical sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming rare syndromes; should they be split off?