Diagnosis of megacystis-microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome with aplastic desmosis in adulthood: A case report

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-355

  Trebicka, Jonel ^a   Biecker, Erwin ^a   Gruenhage, Frank ^a   Stolte, Manfred ^b   Meier Ruge, William A ^c   Sauerbruch, Tilman ^a   Lammert, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hypoperistalsis; Intestinal obstruction; Short bowel syndrome; Visceral myopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APLASTIC DESMOSIS; ARTICLE; BERDON SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; SYNDROME; SYNDROME MMIH;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADULT; COLONIC DISEASES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PERISTALSIS; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40649123334     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282efa514     Document Type: Article

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