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  1. Choking - infant under 1 year 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000048.htm
    ... complete or partial blockage of the airway. A complete blockage is a medical emergency. A partial blockage can ...
  2. Acute arterial occlusion - kidney 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001272.htm
    ... the renal artery can hurt kidney function. A complete blockage of blood flow to the kidney can often ...
  3. Mesenteric artery ischemia and infarction (image) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19940.htm
    ... segment of the intestine, causing damage (ischemia). A complete blockage may also occur when a blood clot obstructs ...
  4. Gastrointestinal Complications (PDQ®) - PDQ Cancer Information Summaries - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK65768
    ... day), further investigation is warranted. A partial or complete blockage may have occurred, particularly if no flatus has ...
  5. Hirschsprung disease: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/hirschsprung-disease
    ... cannot be pushed through, causing severe constipation or complete blockage of the intestine in people with Hirschsprung disease. ...
  6. Choking first aid - adult or child over 1 year - series (image) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100222_1.htm
    ... airway may be completely or partially blocked. A complete blockage is an urgent medical emergency. A partial obstruction ...
  7. xmlghr-summaries.xml 
    https://medlineplus.gov/download/ghr-summaries.xml
    ... cannot be pushed through, causing severe constipation or complete blockage of the intestine in people with Hirschsprung disease. ...
  8. Volvulus (image) 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/10031.htm
    An intestinal obstruction is a partial or complete blockage that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through the bowel. A volvulus is a twisting of the bowel on ...
  9. Fecal impaction 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000230.htm
    ... fecal impaction. An overly widened colon (megacolon) or complete blockage of the bowel may require emergency removal of ...
  10. Intestinal obstruction and Ileus 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000260.htm
    Intestinal obstruction is a partial or complete blockage of the bowel. The contents of the intestine cannot pass through it.
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