Surgical complications of amyloid disease.

نویسندگان

  • D P O'Doherty
  • J P Neoptolemos
  • D C Bouch
  • K F Wood
چکیده

The case of a man with primary systemic amyloidosis without myelomatosis and long-term survival is described. The patient has had major surgical complications from large amyloid deposits in the colon, dorsal spine and peritoneal cavity. The patient remains well 14 years after diagnosis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Postgraduate medical journal

دوره 63 738  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1987