Medical Definition of Intestinal perforation
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This surgical emergency involves rupture of the wall of the intestine. Intestinal perforation results in severe abdominal pain intensified by movement.
Later symptoms include fever and chills. Underlying causes include appendicitis, gastrointestinal cancer and diverticulitis.
(10 Jan 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intestinal Perforation
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