Intestinal pseudo-obstruction as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: The need for enteroscopic evaluation

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 984-987

  Chen, Yang Yuan ^a,b   Yen, Hsu Heng ^a   Hsu, Yin Tzu ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNGTAI INST HLTH SCI TECHNOL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; LABORATORY TEST; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 27844523202     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.08.010     Document Type: Article

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