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MeSH Heading: Intestinal Atresia
Tree Number(s): C06.198.719; C06.405.469.445; C16.131.314.466
Unique ID: D007409
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007409
Annotation: coord IM with specific intestine /‌abnorm except for duodenum: index duodenal atresia as DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION /‌congen (IM) + INTESTINAL ATRESIA (IM)
Scope Note: Congenital obliteration of the lumen of the intestine, with the ILEUM involved in 50% of the cases and the JEJUNUM and DUODENUM following in frequency. It is the most frequent cause of INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION in NEWBORNS. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Entry Term(s): Apple Peel Small Bowel Syndrome; Apple Peel Syndrome; Apple-Peel Intestinal Atresia; Atresia, Intestinal; Congenital Intestinal Atresia; Familial Apple Peel Jejunal Atresia; Jejunal Atresia
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

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Concept UI: M0011568
Scope Note: Congenital obliteration of the lumen of the intestine, with the ILEUM involved in 50% of the cases and the JEJUNUM and DUODENUM following in frequency. It is the most frequent cause of INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION in NEWBORNS. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Terms: Intestinal Atresia Preferred Term
Term UI T022264
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Apple Peel Syndrome
Term UI T751775
Date05/28/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Apple-Peel Intestinal Atresia
Term UI T751212
Date05/28/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Atresia, Intestinal
Term UI T022263
Date01/06/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Congenital Intestinal Atresia
Term UI T751213
Date05/28/2009
LexicalTag NON
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