A curable cause of chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in children: Idiopathic myositis of the small intestine

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 426-429

  Giniès, Jean Louis ^a   François, Henri ^b   Joseph, Marie Geneviève ^a   Champion, Gérard ^a   Coupris, Lionel ^a   Limal, Jean Marie ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique   (France)

Author keywords

Child; Intestinal obstruction; Myositis; Steroid therapy

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE; STEROID THERAPY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MYOSITIS; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0030446193     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199611000-00012     Document Type: Article

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