Traumatic injuries to the VAGUS NERVE. Because the vagus nerve innervates multiple organs, injuries in the nerve fibers may result in any gastrointestinal organ dysfunction downstream of the injury site.
Also Known As:
Cranial Nerve X Injury; Injury, Cranial Nerve X; Injury, Tenth Cranial Nerve; Tenth Cranial Nerve Injuries; Tenth Cranial Nerve Injury; Tenth-Nerve Palsy, Traumatic; Tenth-Nerve Trauma; Traumatic Tenth-Nerve Palsy; Vagus Nerve Avulsion; Vagus Nerve Contusion; Vagus Nerve Transection; Vagus Nerve Trauma; Vagus Neuropathy, Traumatic; Avulsion, Vagus Nerve; Avulsions, Vagus Nerve; Contusion, Vagus Nerve; Contusions, Vagus Nerve; Injuries, Vagus Nerve; Injury, Vagus Nerve; Nerve Avulsion, Vagus; Nerve Avulsions, Vagus; Nerve Contusion, Vagus; Nerve Contusions, Vagus; Nerve Injuries, Vagus; Nerve Injury, Vagus; Nerve Transection, Vagus; Nerve Transections, Vagus; Nerve Trauma, Vagus; Nerve Traumas, Vagus; Neuropathies, Traumatic Vagus; Neuropathy, Traumatic Vagus; Palsies, Traumatic Tenth-Nerve; Palsy, Traumatic Tenth-Nerve; Tenth Nerve Palsy, Traumatic; Tenth Nerve Trauma; Tenth-Nerve Palsies, Traumatic; Tenth-Nerve Traumas; Transection, Vagus Nerve; Transections, Vagus Nerve; Trauma, Tenth-Nerve; Trauma, Vagus Nerve; Traumas, Tenth-Nerve; Traumas, Vagus Nerve; Traumatic Tenth Nerve Palsy; Traumatic Tenth-Nerve Palsies; Traumatic Vagus Neuropathies; Traumatic Vagus Neuropathy; Vagus Nerve Avulsions; Vagus Nerve Contusions; Vagus Nerve Injury; Vagus Nerve Transections; Vagus Nerve Traumas; Vagus Neuropathies, Traumatic