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Start free with EleplanChronic intestinal pseudoobstruction syndrome
ORPHA:2978Clinical syndrome
Also called CIPO · CIPO syndrome · CIPS · CIP syndrome
What it is
A rare and heterogeneous gastroenterological clinical syndrome characterized by recurrent symptoms of intestinal obstruction with radiological features of dilated small or large intestine in absence of any mechanical occlusive lesion. Permanent alterations in neural, muscular, or mesenchymal structures of the intestinal wall or its extrinsic neural control, chronically impair tonic and propulsive motor functions in one or more segments of the gut.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Classified as
- Clinical syndrome
Signs and symptoms
These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
Genes reported in subtypes
Orphanet records these genes on 2 more specific entries under this disorder, not on this entry itself:
A well-studied disease is usually split into subtypes, and the gene is curated on whichever one the evidence belongs to. Open a subtype to see which gene goes with it.
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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