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Prevalence and Incidence of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction Prevalence: Book Excerpts

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    Prevalence/Incidence of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction: Online Medical Books

    16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction.

    Intestinal Obstruction: Intestinal Obstruction - epidemiology
    (The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

    The different causes have their own identified epidemiologic patterns:

    • Postoperatve adhesions occur very often after all laparotomies
    • Small bowel obstruction secondary to Ascaris lumbricoides in tropical and subtropical countries
    • Colonic volvulus secondary to aerophagia and constipation in mentally retarded children
    • Meconium ileus equivalent in children with cystic fibrosis

    Intestinal Obstruction - incidence

    Occurs in ~1 in 1,500 live births

    Intestinal Obstruction - prevalence

    Down syndrome (with a high prevalence, 20–30%, of duodenal atresia)

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    Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

    About prevalence and incidence statistics:

    The term 'prevalence' of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Intestinal pseudo-obstruction at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Intestinal pseudo-obstruction diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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