Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
2011 Mar;42(3):179-184.
A Case of Chronic Neuropathic Pseudo-obstruction of the Colon
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gang Dong Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dramc@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Pathology, Gang Dong Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Colonic pseudo-obstruction, which is characterized by repetitive episodes or continuous symptoms and signs of a bowel obstruction, is a rare disease that results in colorectal dilatation without any obstructing lesions. Cases with neuropathic chronic colonic pseudo-obstruction have rarely been reported in Korea. We report a case of neuropathic colonic pseudo-obstruction, which results in decreased number of interstitial cells of Cajal and hypoganglionosis, in a 50-year-old man with chronic constipation accompanied by megacolon.
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