Gastrointestinal manifestations in myotonic muscular dystrophy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1821-1828

  Bellini, Massimo ^a   Biagi, Sonia ^a   Stasi, Cristina ^a   Costa, Francesco ^a   Mumolo, Maria Gloria ^a   Ricchiuti, Angelo ^a   Marchi, Santino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digestive disorders; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Myotonic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

CISAPRIDE; COLESTYRAMINE; ENEMA; ERYTHROMYCIN; LAXATIVE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NORFLOXACIN; PROCAINAMIDE; PROKINETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANUS DISEASE; AWARENESS; BLOATING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSTIPATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFECATION HABIT; DIARRHEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUODENUM DISEASE; DYSPEPSIA; DYSPHAGIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROGASTROGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEARTBURN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LARGE INTESTINE DISEASE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYOPATHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHARYNX DISEASE; RECTUM DISEASE; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STOMACH DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 33646001706     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i12.1821     Document Type: Review

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