Rare presentation of intestinal amyloidosis with acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction and perforation [1]

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 876-

  Ng, S B ^a   Busmanis, I A ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE MUSCLE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNAL DISEASES; MULTIPLE MYELOMA;

EID: 0036847430     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.55.11.876     Document Type: Letter

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