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Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction as a complication of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy. 1986

S H Leon, and M D Schuffler, and M Kettler, and C A Rohrmann

We report a case of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy complicated by intestinal pseudoobstruction. The patient had recurrent attacks of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distention for many years, and abdominal films repeatedly showed a dilated and fluid-filled small intestine and colon. Barium studies showed an esophageal diverticulum, reduced esophageal and gastric motility, and a dilated small bowel and colon. Pathologically, the entire gastrointestinal tract had smooth muscle fibrosis, but this was most marked in the esophagus and stomach. We conclude that Duchenne's muscular dystrophy may involve intestinal smooth muscle and produce pseudoobstruction.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007415	Intestinal Obstruction	Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.	Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D007418	Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction	A type of ILEUS, a functional not mechanical obstruction of the INTESTINES. This syndrome is caused by a large number of disorders involving the smooth muscles (MUSCLE, SMOOTH) or the NERVOUS SYSTEM.	CIPO,Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction,Paralytic Ileus,Pseudo-Obstruction, Intestinal,Visceral Myopathy,Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome,Enteric Neuropathy,Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, Idiopathic,Intestinal Pseudoobstruction,Pseudointestinal Obstruction Syndrome,Pseudoobstructive Syndrome,Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction,Enteric Neuropathies,Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction,Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstructions,Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction,Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction, Idiopathic,Intestinal Pseudo-Obstructions,Intestinal Pseudo-Obstructions, Idiopathic,Intestinal Pseudoobstructions,Myopathy, Visceral,Neuropathy, Enteric,Obstruction Syndrome, Pseudointestinal,Pseudo Obstruction, Intestinal,Pseudointestinal Obstruction Syndromes,Pseudoobstruction, Intestinal,Pseudoobstructive Syndromes,Syndrome, Pseudointestinal Obstruction,Syndrome, Pseudoobstructive,Visceral Myopathies
D007422	Intestines	The section of the alimentary canal from the STOMACH to the ANAL CANAL. It includes the LARGE INTESTINE and SMALL INTESTINE.	Intestine
D008297	Male		Males
D009130	Muscle, Smooth	Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed)	Muscle, Involuntary,Smooth Muscle,Involuntary Muscle,Involuntary Muscles,Muscles, Involuntary,Muscles, Smooth,Smooth Muscles
D009136	Muscular Dystrophies	A heterogeneous group of inherited MYOPATHIES, characterized by wasting and weakness of the SKELETAL MUSCLE. They are categorized by the sites of MUSCLE WEAKNESS; AGE OF ONSET; and INHERITANCE PATTERNS.	Muscular Dystrophy,Myodystrophica,Myodystrophy,Dystrophies, Muscular,Dystrophy, Muscular,Myodystrophicas,Myodystrophies
D004947	Esophagus	The muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D013270	Stomach	An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM.	Stomachs