Tachyduodenia in mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 408-410

  Scheffer, R C H ^a   Smout, A J P M ^b  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intestinal pseudo obstruction; Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy; Motility

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; INFLIXIMAB; PREDNISONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROHN DISEASE; DIVERTICULOSIS; DUODENUM ULCER; HUMAN; INTESTINE CONTRACTION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MNGIE SYNDROME; NAUSEA; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UNDERWEIGHT; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; DUODENUM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHIES; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 79953880775     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01698.x     Document Type: Article

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