Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: a diagnosis to be considered
Rev. esp. enferm. dig
; 101(5): 336-342, mayo 2009. tab
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ABSTRACT
Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction (CIPO) is a rare entitycharacterized by recurrent clinical episodes of intestinal obstructionin which no mechanical cause is identified. There are multiplecauses for this syndrome but two main groups can be distinguished:a) secondary to a systemic non-gastrointestinal disease;and b) primary or idiopathic originated from alterations in thecomponents of the intestinal wall. The latter forms are the mostuncommon and their diagnosis is generally difficult. In the presentarticle, we describe nine patients with CIPO that were diagnosedin our center over the last six years. Four of them were diagnosedwith primary or idiopathic form of CIPO and another four wereclearly secondary to a systemic disease. The ninth case, whichwas initially diagnosed as secondary, is probably also a primaryform of the disease. The number of patients diagnosed in our center,even thought small, makes us to hypothesize that the prevalenceof CIPO is probably greater than is generally believed andthat the reasons of its rarity are the incomplete understanding ofits physiopathology and the difficulties to achieve a correct diagnosis(AU)
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Colección:
06-national
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Base de datos:
IBECS
Asunto principal:
Esclerodermia Sistémica
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Seudoobstrucción Intestinal
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Tránsito Gastrointestinal
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Ileostomía
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Músculo Liso
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Enfermedades Neuromusculares
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. esp. enferm. dig
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article