73 Functional disorders of the intestine
ACUTE ADYNAMIC NEUROMUSCULAR STATES OF THE SMALL I
ACUTE ADYNAMIC NEUROMUSCULAR STATES OF THE SMALL INTESTINE WITH DILATATION: ILEUS Definition Ileus...
APPLIED ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
APPLIED ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY The intestine must subserve basic functions of moving contents fr...
CHRONIC IMPAIRMENT OF INTESTINAL MOTILITY WITH DIL
CHRONIC IMPAIRMENT OF INTESTINAL MOTILITY WITH DILATATION OF THE SMALL INTESTINE: INTESTINAL PSEU...
CHRONIC IMPAIRMENT OF INTESTINAL MOTILITY WITHOUT
CHRONIC IMPAIRMENT OF INTESTINAL MOTILITY WITHOUT DILATATION Constipation and IBS are very common...
Causes and risk factors
Causes and risk factors The risk factors for ileus are listed in Summary box 73.3 Postoperative i...
Causes of megacolon and megarectum
Causes of megacolon and megarectum Primary and secondary causes ( Table 73.4 ) vary between megar...
Causes
Causes IPO is a rare disease. Approximately half of cases arise shortly after birth or in infan...
Clinical features
Clinical features Symptoms include abdominal distension and vomiting akin to mechanical small bow...
Constipation
Constipation Definitions ‘Constipation’ is not a disease but rather a term often used by patients ...
Diagnosis and management
Diagnosis and management Megarectum may present with a mass the size of a full-term baby ( Figur...
Diagnosis
Diagnosis CT scanning is frequently required to exclude both mechanical obstruction and any loca...
FURTHER READING
FURTHER READING Bharucha A, Knowles CH. Chronic constipation. In: Sagar PM, Hill AG, Knowles CH e...
Introduction
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Irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome Surgery has no role in treating IBS. Nevertheless, patients with chronic...
Learning objectives
Learning objectives To recognise and understand: The spectrum of intestinal disorders resulting f...
Management
Management Ileus may be managed by nasogastric drainage and restriction of oral intake until the...
NEUROMUSCULAR STATES OF THE LARGE INTESTINE WITH D
NEUROMUSCULAR STATES OF THE LARGE INTESTINE WITH DILATATION: ACUTE COLONIC PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION Defi...
Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology Classic teaching points to a reflex inhibition of intestinal motility caused by d...
Prevention
Prevention Minimally invasive surgical approaches have reduced risks of POI for many operations. ...
Prognosis
Prognosis Prognosis is poor – sometimes considered the ‘motor neurone disease’ of the gut. Infan...
Risk factors
Risk factors In Ogilvie’s original report, the clinical picture was associated with a retroperito...
SCOPE OF DISEASE
SCOPE OF DISEASE A functional diagnosis is usually made when routine investigations - fail to fin...
SUMMARY
SUMMARY Functional intestinal disorders range from the very common – constipation and IBS – thro...
TESTS OF INTESTINAL FUNCTION
TESTS OF INTESTINAL FUNCTION Subsequent chapters address diagnostic tests specific to the rectum (...