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Abdominal Colic |
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Abdominal Cocoon A descriptive term for the fibrotic encasement of the entire small intestine in sclerosing peritonitis, a spontaneous idiopathic process in young women, which follows peritoneovenous shunting, practolol therapy, peritoneal dialysis, chemotherapy, or in which other unknown toxins stimulate fibroblastic proliferation and reactive fibrosis
Treatment Surgical lysis of adhesions and constricting bands abdominal colic Clinical medicine A condition characterized by intense cramping or colicky pain, which may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting Etiology Urinary stones, far less commonly, heavy metal–arsenic, lead, thallium, mushroom,
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