König's syndrome

English

Etymology

Named after the German surgeon Franz König (1832–1910).

Noun

König's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A syndrome of abdominal pain in relation to meals, constipation alternated with diarrhea, meteorism, gurgling sounds (hyper-peristalsis) on auscultation (especially in the right iliac fossa), and abdominal distension. It is caused by an incomplete obstruction of the small intestine and especially of the ileocecal valve.

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