Gastric Dilatation
"Gastric Dilatation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Abnormal distention of the STOMACH due to accumulation of gastric contents that may reach 10 to 15 liters. Gastric dilatation may be the result of GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; ILEUS; GASTROPARESIS; or denervation.
| Descriptor ID |
D013271
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.748.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Gastric Dilatation- Gastric Dilatation
- Dilatation, Gastric
- Stomach Dilatation
- Dilatation, Stomach
- Stomach Dilation
- Dilation, Stomach
- Gastric Dilation
- Dilation, Gastric
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gastric Dilatation" by people in Profiles.
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Gibson D, Watters A, Dee E, Mehler PS. Gastric dilatation in patients with restrictive eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord. 2022 12; 55(12):1853-1858.
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Mascolo M, Dee E, Townsend R, Brinton JT, Mehler PS. Severe gastric dilatation due to superior mesenteric artery syndrome in anorexia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord. 2015 Jul; 48(5):532-4.