Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: a diagnosis to be considered
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Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction: a diagnosis to be considered.
Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction (CIPO) is a rare entity characterized by recurrent clinical episodes of intestinal obstruction in which no mechanical cause is identified. There are multiple causes for this syndrome but two main groups can be distinguished: a) secondary to a systemic non-gastrointestinal disease; and b) primary or idiopathic originated from alterations in the components of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082009000500005