TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute small bowel pseudo-obstruction due to AL amyloidosis
T2 - A case report and literature review
AU - Koppelman, Rachel N.
AU - Stollman, Neil H.
AU - Baigorri, Francisco
AU - Rogers, Arvey I.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2000/1
Y1 - 2000/1
N2 - Amyloidosis may uncommonly present with intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Previous reports have described an acute presentation with AA amyloid and a more chronic syndrome with AL amyloid. We report the case of a 78-yr-old man who presented with clinical and radiographic features of an acute small bowel obstruction and who, at laparotomy, was found to have intestinal pseudo- obstruction due to AL amyloidosis. We believe this case represents the first report of acute pseudo-obstruction from AL amyloidosis; awareness of this presentation may facilitate earlier diagnosis.
AB - Amyloidosis may uncommonly present with intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Previous reports have described an acute presentation with AA amyloid and a more chronic syndrome with AL amyloid. We report the case of a 78-yr-old man who presented with clinical and radiographic features of an acute small bowel obstruction and who, at laparotomy, was found to have intestinal pseudo- obstruction due to AL amyloidosis. We believe this case represents the first report of acute pseudo-obstruction from AL amyloidosis; awareness of this presentation may facilitate earlier diagnosis.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00771-6
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00771-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 10638601
AN - SCOPUS:0033989013
VL - 95
SP - 294
EP - 296
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
SN - 0002-9270
IS - 1
ER -