Obturation

As obturation (from latin obturare , plug, close, seal ' ) is in the medical blocking a hollow organ through the body's own (for example, swellings such as tumors ) or exogenous called objects. By definition, this is an occlusion caused by objects that appear within the lumen .

Definition of terms

A general obstruction (coll. "Clogging") of a lumen is called an obstruction or an occlusion . It is irrelevant here whether it is an obstruction from within the organ or whether it is caused from outside (for example, the pressing of the intestinal lumen by space-occupying processes such as tumors in the abdominal cavity ). Obturation, on the other hand, only describes the relocation of a hollow organ from the inside. However, the boundaries in the practical use of the term are blurring.

Obturation in dentistry

In dentistry, obturation is the introduction of filling material into a previously cleaned and shaped root canal system of the teeth (endodontics).

Obturations in veterinary medicine

A common occurrence in veterinary medicine is found primarily in equidae , for example horses. Shifts in the intestinal tract or excessively firm faeces (caused, for example, by excessive dehydration during passage through the intestines) lead to obturations that can be classified as life-threatening emergencies.

But constipation also occurs in other animal species. In dogs , among other things, when feeding large amounts of bone, constipation (“bone feces ”) can occur, the terms constipation or obstructio alvi are used synonymously. Foreign bodies (such as bezoars ) can also lead to an obturation of the intestinal lumen; cats are also often affected here.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Karl Ernst Georges : Comprehensive Latin-German concise dictionary (= extensive Latin-German and German-Latin concise dictionary, compiled from the sources and elaborated with special reference to synonymy and antiquities, taking into account the best aids, Latin-German part ), 2 volumes, 7th edition. Leipzig 1879-1880; since 1951 Tübingen; 11th edition Berlin 1962 (reprints also Hanover and Darmstadt), Volume 2, p. 1144.
2. ↑ Entry on obturation in Flexikon , a wiki from DocCheck , accessed on November 27, 2015.
3. ↑ Obstruction on fremdwort.de
4. ↑ James Orsini, Thomas Divers (ed.): Guide to equine practice and emergency medicine . Elsevier , Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-437-57300-2 , p. 269 ff.
5. ↑ Peter F. Suter, Hans G. Nobody (ed.): Practical training in the dog clinic. 10th edition. Paul-Parey-Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-8304-4141-X , p. 744.

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