Intestinal neuronal dysplasia (type B) causing fatal small bowel ischaemia in an adult: A case report

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 773-776

  Vijayaraghavan, Rajagopalan ^a   Chandrashekar, Rangashamaiah ^a   Melkote Jyotiprakash, Avinash ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^a   Rashmi, M V ^b   Shanmukhappa Belagavi, Charalingappa ^b  

^a AECS Maaruti College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre   (India)

^b SRI SIDDHARTHA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adult; Fatal small intestinal ischaemia; Hyperganglionosis; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia type B

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONSTIPATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FATALITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; ILEUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA TYPE B; INTESTINE INNERVATION; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL BOWEL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 33745239774     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000216933.14490.aa     Document Type: Article

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