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Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: associations with gut microbiota and genes expression of intestinal serotonergic pathway. [PDF]

BMC Microbiol
Background Pediatric chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (PIPO) is a rare disease characterized by symptoms and radiological signs suggestive of intestinal obstruction, in the absence of lumen-occluding lesions.
Radocchia G, Marazzato M, Harbi KB, Capuzzo E, Pantanella F, De Giorgio R, Guarino M, Costanzini A, Zenzeri L, Parisi P, Ferretti A, Felici E, Palamara AT, Di Nardo G, Schippa S.   +14 more
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A case of delayed acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction after MELAS crisis in mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionMitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a rare mitochondrial disorder primarily presenting with neurological manifestations, but it may also lead to gastrointestinal complications such as ...
Qinggen Liu, Lina Yang, Pengcheng Liu, Xipeng Wang, Kaiyue Peng, Qi Liu, Kun Zhang   +6 more
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Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction as an expression of inflammatory enteric neuropathy

GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is characterised by inadequate digestive tract motility and can lead to severely disordered motility. CIPO manifests as recurrent episodes of intestinal sub-occlusion without an anatomical obstruction.
Rita Pimentel, Marta Salgado, Maria João Magalhães, Ana Accarino, Isabel Pedroto   +4 more
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Primary Gastrointestinal Amyloidosis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2019
Amyloidosis of the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon disorder characterized by the extracellular deposition of an abnormal fibrillar protein. It is rarely proven by biopsy. Amyloid deposition interferes with organ structure and its function.
Panu Wetwittayakhlang, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Sawangpong Jandee   +2 more
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A woman with adult‐onset Still's disease and acute intestinal pseudo‐obstruction [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Adult‐onset Still's disease may cause intestinal pseudo‐obstruction via a cytokine storm. Early diagnosis and treatment are the key for patient survival before the development of serious complications such as macrophage activation syndrome.
Hiroshi Hori, Hiroki Yabe, Takahiko Fukuchi, Hitoshi Sugawara   +3 more
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Acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction secondary to Sjogren’s syndrome in pregnancy: a case report and literature review [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IPO) is a rare disease, and its clinical manifestations can resemble mechanical intestinal obstruction leading to unnecessary and potentially harmful surgery. Certain autoimmune diseases have been associated with
Chang Liu, Ka U Lio, Yiping Le, Chuan Wang, Xin Kang, Jianhua Lin, Yu Zhang, Ning Zhang   +7 more
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Paraneoplastic syndrome with intestinal pseudo-obstruction in a patient with small cell lung carcinoma: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Paraneoplastic chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare manifestation associated with small cell lung carcinoma and other malignancies. In this report, we present a challenging case involving a 60-year-old man with small cell lung carcinoma
Xiao-Jun Ren, Zhao-Hong Shi, Ying-Xia Cheng, Yun Luo   +3 more
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Anti-CV2/CRMP5 antibody-positive paraneoplastic neurological syndromes with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in a small-cell lung cancer patient: a case report and literature review

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Patients with anti-CV2/collapsin response mediator protein (CRMP)5 antibodies present with more frequent chorea, cerebellar ataxia, uveo/retinal symptoms, and Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome or myasthenia gravis.
Jinhua Yan, Zhongbo Chen, Yumei Liang, Huijia Yang, Lizhi Cao, Yuling Zhou, Yang Zhao, Ying Zhang   +7 more
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Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction as an Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus [PDF]

Intestinal Research, 2015
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IPO) is an uncommon, severe complication that occurs in a small subgroup of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Dong Jun Oh, Jae Nam Yang, Yun Jeong Lim, Ji Hyuk Kang, Jung Hyun Park, Mal Young Kim   +5 more
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Novel Approaches to Treatment of Immune-Mediated Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction. [PDF]

Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
Vilaseca A, Arranz P, Llaurado A, Zabalza A, Fonseca EG, Medina I, Gómez Lorente MA, Alcalá-González L, Borruel N, Fernández-Forcelledo JL, Ariño H, Armangue T, Montalban X, Graus F, Malagelada C.   +14 more
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