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- Diseases
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Core Information
- Disease Name
- Blind Loop Syndrome
- Standard Disease Name
- blind loop syndrome
- MeSH Tree
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- ICD-10
- K90.2
Identifiers
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- MeSH ID
- D001765
- OMIM ID
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- UMLS ID
- C0005750
- HPO ID
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Description and Extensions
- Description
- NCI2016_02D:A disorder affecting the small intestine. It is caused by the stasis of food and subsequent overgrowth of bacteria in a portion of the small intestine that is unintentionally bypassed as a complication of abdominal surgery or as a sequela of gastrointestinal disorders which impede effective motility. Clinical signs include bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight loss. If untreated, the clinical course progresses to malabsorption of fats, vitamin B12 and calcium, the latter which predisposes to nephrolithiasis and osteoporosis.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:A malabsorption syndrome that is associated with a blind loop in the upper SMALL INTESTINE that is characterized by the lack of peristaltic movement, stasis of INTESTINAL CONTENTS, and the overgrowth of BACTERIA. Such bacterial overgrowth interferes with BILE SALTS action, FATTY ACIDS processing, MICROVILLI integrity, and the ABSORPTION of nutrients such as VITAMIN B12 and FOLIC ACID.
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