ileus

He was managed conservatively with dietary restriction, parenteral fluids and alimentation, and prokinetic agents, and his paralytic 'ileus' resolved.

This case occurred in a 19-year-old man with small bowel 'ileus' following Klebsiella pneumonia.

It may also represent an ileus related to peritonitis or reflex 'ileus' from pain referred to the abdomen from a thoracic disease like pulmonary infarction, pneumonia, or myocardial infarction.

Gastric retention occurs in many gastric lesions besides outlet obstruction, like gastritis and gastric motor disturbances, and intestinal dilatation occurs in gastroenteritis and 'ileus' , besides obstruction.

While most cases of meconium ileus are due to cystic fibrosis, only ten to twenty percent of patients with cystic fibrosis present with meconium 'ileus' .