Chronic constipation—a lethal danger in patients with systemic scleroderma

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 333-335

  Exadaktylos, A ^a   Papagrigoriadis, S ^a  

^a South Cleveland Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; Keywords; Stercoral perforation; Systemic scleroderma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 0035751276     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200112000-00017     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Roses, Young, M.A. and Reynolds, J.C. (1998). Gastrointestinal manifestations of scleroderma. Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. 27:563-594.
2. Sjogren, R.W. (1996). Gastrointestinal features of scleroderma. Curr. Opinion Rheumatol. 8:569-575.
3. Folwaczny, C. et al. (1996). Clinical aspects, pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapy of gastrointestinal manifestations of progressive systemic scleroderma. Z. Gastroenterol. 34:497-508.
4. Folwaczny, C. et al. (1995). Gastrointestinal involvement in progressive systemic scleroderma. Z. Gastroenterol. 33:654-661.
5. Bassotti, G. et al. (1990). Changes in upper gastrointestinal motility during scleroderma. Medicina 10:251-255.
6. Davis, R.P., Hines, J.R. and Flinn, W.R. (1976). Scleroderma of the colon with obstruction. Dis. Col. Rect. 19:256-259.
7. Serperll, J.W. and Nicholls, R.J. (1990). Stercoral perforation of the colon. Br. J. Surg. 77:1325.
8. Verve, G.N. et al. (1995). Effect of octreotide and erythromycin on idiopathic and scleroderma associated intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Dig. Dis. Sci. 40:1892-18901.
9. Malone, P.S., Curry, J.I. and Osborne, A. (1998). The anterograde continence enema procedure why, when and how?. World J. Urol. 16:274-278.
10. Gerharz, E.W., Vik, V., Webb, G. et al. (1997). The value of the MACE (Malone antegrade enema) procedure in adult patients. J. Am. Coll. Surg. 185:544-547.