Abnormal distribution of the interstitial cells of Cajal in an adult patient with pseudo-obstruction and megaduodenum

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2120-2126

  Boeckxstaens, Guy E ^a   Rumessen, Jüri J ^c   De Wit, Laurens ^a   Tytgat, Guido N J ^a   Vanderwinden, Jean Marie ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DUODENUM DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE MOTILITY; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; DUODENAL DISEASES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; MANOMETRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 0036678925     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)04289-2     Document Type: Article

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