Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction as an expression of inflammatory enteric neuropathy

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. We present the case of a 41-year-old female, with sev...

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Main Authors: Rita Pimentel, Marta Salgado, Maria João Magalhães, Ana Accarino, Isabel Pedroto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-11-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2341454514001197