Massive secretory diarrhea and pseudo-obstruction as the initial presentation of Crohn's disease

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-59

  Carethers, John M ^a   McDonnell, W Michael ^b   Owyang, Chung ^b   Scheiman, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Crohn's disease; Prostaglandins; Pseudo obstruction; Secretory diarrhea

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; CALCITONIN; CHLORIDE ION; GASTRIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; OCTREOTIDE; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; POTASSIUM ION; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SEROTONIN; SODIUM ION; STEROID; THYROTROPIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON DILATATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CROHN DISEASE; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; SULFASALAZINE;

EID: 0030016352     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199607000-00016     Document Type: Article

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