Eosinophilic enterocolitis and visceral neuropathy with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 368-371

  Losanoff, Julian E ^a,b   Kjossev, Kirien T ^a   Katrov, Emil T ^a  

^a MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY   (Bulgaria)

^b NONE   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction; Eosinophilic enterocolitis; Surgery; Visceral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

NEOSTIGMINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROCOLITIS; EOSINOPHILIC ENTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEUS; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MALE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENTEROCOLITIS; EOSINOPHILS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS;

EID: 0033032950     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199906000-00020     Document Type: Article

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