Sad to say: This is a concept not readily recognized or studied in most allopathic medical schools. Besides the radiographic understanding of this type of organ prolapse, you don't hear much about it. It has been associated with connective tissue disorders like Ehlers-Danlos in the more recent literature, but going back many decades ago it has been associated with many other non autoimmune diseases.
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Not a CT disorder: Per Wikipedia, visceroptosis is a prolapse or sinking of the abdominal viscera (internal organs) below their natural position from loss of muscular tone, relaxation of the intestinal ligaments which hold viscera in place, and, tightlacing in women. I am unfamiliar with this as a condition and was never trained to include it in my list of diagnoses. Please discuss your symptoms with your doctor.
Answered 9/30/2014
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