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Blind loop syndrome - Symptom

Alternative Names

Stasis syndrome; Stagnant loop syndrome

Signs and tests:

During a physical examination, the doctor may notice a mass in, or swelling of, the abdomen. Possible tests include:

  • Reviewed last on: 3/8/2008
  • Christian Stone, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008.