Obstruction (medicine)
In medicine, obstruction ( Latin obstructio , closure) denotes the complete closure of a hollow organ by relocation, constipation or compression (constriction from the outside).
Examples
- Obstructio canaliculi lacrimalis , see tear ducts # Constipation and constriction
- Obstructio herniae , see hernia # complications
- Obstructive atelectasis , see atelectasis # forms
- Obstructive emphysema , see pulmonary emphysema
- Obstruction hydrocephalus
- Obstructive icterus , see Jaundice # Cholestatic jaundice
- Obstructive ileus , see intestinal obstruction # obstruction
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- Urinary obstruction
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ The little Stowasser . Munich 1971.
- ↑ D. Reiche u. a .: Roche Lexicon Medicine. Verlag Elsevier Health Sciences, 2003, ISBN 3-437-15156-8 , p. 1351, books.google.de