The function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract can be altered by many factors. The neural regulation of the GI tract involves both intrinsic and extrinsic control mechanisms. The complex enteric ...

Ileus is a functional, non-mechanical inhibition of propulsive bowel activity which can arise as a complication of a major abdominal surgery. Traditional strategies for management of ileus emphasize ...

Postpartum abdominal distention and meconium ileus may occur due to intestinal obstruction, Hirschprung disease or cystic fibrosis. However, other rare and challenging etiologies such as congenital ...

On September 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration added ileus—which can result in intestinal blockage—as a possible adverse event to the Ozempic label. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty ...

Why has this 70-year-old woman with gallstones had abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for the past 3 days? That is the diagnostic dilemma faced by Francesco Pata, MD, PhD, of Università della ...

Patients undergoing an abdominal surgical procedure develop a transient episode of impaired gastrointestinal motility or postoperative ileus. Importantly, postoperative ileus is a major determinant of ...

THE combination of gallstone ileus, volvulus of the small intestine, incarcerated femoral hernia and diffuse peritonitis is sufficiently unusual to warrant a report. The probable sequence of events in ...

A 90-year-old man was admitted with acute-onset, pressing retrosternal pain and diffuse abdominal discomfort. Electrocardiography and cardiac troponin levels ruled out an acute coronary syndrome.

Ileus is a temporary condition where your intestine can’t push food and waste out of your body. Your intestine is a long and winding tube inside of your body that attaches your stomach to your anus.