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Intestinal pseudo-obstruction associated with amyloidosis.
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PMID:  21247244     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a condition characterised by clinical manifestations of mechanical obstruction of the intestine in the absence of any organic occlusion of the lumen. This syndrome has rarely been reported to complicate the course of systemic amyloidosis. We describe the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with the syndrome of small bowel pseudo-obstruction secondary to AL amyloid infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. We comment on the pathophysiology and on the clinical importance of amyloidosis-associated intestinal pseudo-obstruction.
Authors:
Konstantinos Liapis; Fotios V Michelis; Sosanna Delimpasi; Themistoklis Karmiris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-1-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1744-2818     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-1-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9433802     Medline TA:  Amyloid     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Hematology and Lymphoma, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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