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Visceroptosis

MedGen UID:
22660
•Concept ID:
C0042783
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Prolapse, Visceral; Splanchnoptosis; Visceral Prolapse
SNOMED CT: Visceroptosis (73004004); Splanchnoptosis (73004004)

Definition

The prolapse or downward displacement of the VISCERA. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVisceroptosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Conceptual framework for patient-important treatment outcomes for pelvic organ prolapse.
Sung VW, Rogers RG, Barber MD, Clark MA
Neurourol Urodyn 2014 Apr;33(4):414-9. Epub 2013 Mar 13 doi: 10.1002/nau.22397. PMID: 23494653Free PMC Article
Evaluation and management of rectoceles.
Segal JL, Karram MM
Curr Opin Urol 2002 Jul;12(4):345-52. doi: 10.1097/00042307-200207000-00014. PMID: 12072657
ACOG technical bulletin. Pelvic organ prolapse. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 1996 Feb;52(2):197-205. PMID: 8855109

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gallbladder volvulus in the elderly. An emergent surgical disease.
McHenry CR, Byrne MP
J Am Geriatr Soc 1986 Feb;34(2):137-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1986.tb05482.x. PMID: 3944403

Diagnosis

Gastrointestinal involvement in the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes.
Fikree A, Chelimsky G, Collins H, Kovacic K, Aziz Q
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2017 Mar;175(1):181-187. Epub 2017 Feb 10 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31546. PMID: 28186368
Visceroptosis of the bowel in the hypermobility type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: presentation of a rare manifestation and review of the literature.
Reinstein E, Pimentel M, Pariani M, Nemec S, Sokol T, Rimoin DL
Eur J Med Genet 2012 Oct;55(10):548-51. Epub 2012 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2012.06.012. PMID: 22781752Free PMC Article
Gallbladder volvulus in the elderly. An emergent surgical disease.
McHenry CR, Byrne MP
J Am Geriatr Soc 1986 Feb;34(2):137-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1986.tb05482.x. PMID: 3944403

Therapy

The wax and wane of intestinal autointoxication and visceroptosis--historical trends of real versus apparent new digestive diseases.
Baron JH, Sonnenberg A
Am J Gastroenterol 2002 Nov;97(11):2695-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.07050.x. PMID: 12425533
Arteriomesenteric duodenal occlusion associated with strongyloidiasis.
Lee MG, Terry SI
J Trop Med Hyg 1989 Feb;92(1):41-5. PMID: 2918578

Prognosis

Surgery for visceroptosis.
Ellis H
J Perioper Pract 2018 Dec;28(12):366-367. Epub 2018 Jul 23 doi: 10.1177/1750458918790178. PMID: 30035692
Recurring and generalized visceroptosis in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type.
Dordoni C, Ritelli M, Venturini M, Chiarelli N, Pezzani L, Vascellaro A, Calzavara-Pinton P, Colombi M
Am J Med Genet A 2013 May;161A(5):1143-7. Epub 2013 Mar 26 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35825. PMID: 23533212
The wax and wane of intestinal autointoxication and visceroptosis--historical trends of real versus apparent new digestive diseases.
Baron JH, Sonnenberg A
Am J Gastroenterol 2002 Nov;97(11):2695-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.07050.x. PMID: 12425533

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