obstipation

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obstipation

[‚äb·stə′pā·shən]

(medicine)

Constipation that is difficult to relieve.

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One of the main causes of dystocia, constipation and obstipation in cats is the narrowing of the pelvic canal (WASHABAU & HOLT, 1999).

Subcolectomy and symphyseal distraction-osteotomy using a spacer of spirally fashioned orthopedic wire: a treatment option for cats with pelvic canal stenosis, megacolon and obstipation/subcolectomia e distracao da sinfise pubica com espacador de fio ortopedico espiralado: uma opcao de tratamento para gatos com estenose do canal pelvico, megacolon e obstipacao

If untreated, the condition can proceed to obstipation, a more stubborn fecal impaction that can require prolonged hospitalization and more elaborate therapy--for example, manual removal of hardened fecal matter from an anesthetized dog's colon.

Constipation: a painful disorder: a wide range of conditions can impede the normal passsage of a dog's feces. It's important to seek professional help quickly

Patient detailed past history of intermittent abdominal distension, obstipation, irritability, poor feeding and copious non-projectile, non-bilious emesis since one week of age.

Malrotation of the intestine and preduodenal portal vein associated with abdominal situs inversus: a case report

A 34-year-old man with no history of previous abdominal surgery or external hernias presented with a 7-day history of abdominal distension, peri-umbilical cramping pain, left-sided pleuritic chest pain and subsequent obstipation and vomiting.

Large-bowel obstruction as a result of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia

Diagnosis and management in children with severe and protracted constipation and obstipation.

A biobehavioral approach to the treatment of functional encopresis in children

The most plausible explanation for the distended proventriculus, assuming the bird was not PDD-positive, was enlargement due to chronic obstipation.

What is your diagnosis?

Characteristics of meeting members exposed to Cyclospora cayetanensis, Bogor, Indonesia, 2001 * Noncases (%), Variable Cases (%), n = 14 n = 15 Female sex 10 (71) 6 (40) Symptoms Diarrhea ([double dagger]) 11 (79) 9 (60) Obstipation 3 (21) 0 Stomach and abdominal cramps 10 (71) 6 (40) Flatulence 13 (93) 5 (33) Fever 2 (13) 1 (7) Nausea/appetite loss 13 (93) 4 (27) Median symptom duration (IQR), days ([section]) 41 (29-42) 1 (0-6) Median stay in Indonesia (IQR), days 14 (10.

Cyclosporiasis outbreak, Indonesia

None of these symptoms could be explained by side effect profiles of drugs taken by bipolar II disorder patients, and the patients did not report elevated rates of other gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, difficulty swallowing, diarrhea, obstipation, and abdominal pain, compared with other psychiatric patients.

Implications for both diseases: brain-gut link may explain bipolar II and functional dyspepsia correlation

A 71-year-old white man with no prior history of malignancy and a 2-week history of obstipation, increasing abdominal girth, and abdominal cramping sought medical attention after he began passing bright red blood per rectum.

Pathologic Quiz Case: Elderly Man With Bright Red Blood Per Rectum

We selected 72 patients presenting with suspicion of malignancy (unexplained body weight loss and chronic fatigue associated with chronic rectal hemorrhage and/or intermittent obstipation, hemoptysis, and/or pathognomonic aspect of tumoral development on chest radiographs).

Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of three commercially available enzyme immunoassays for anti-p53 antibodies

0 mg po q 6 h prn and obstipation required sorbitol 70% 60 ml q HS and Surfak 240 mg TID.