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Myotonic dystrophy as a cause of colonic pseudoobstruction: not just another constipated child

  • Glaser A
  • Johnston J
  • Gleason W
  • et al.
Clinical Case Reports (2015) 3(6) 424-426
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.256
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Abstract

Muscular dystrophy has been traditionally associated with common gastrointestinal symptoms such as reflux, constipation, and dysphasia. In myotonic dystrophy, there are rare reports of chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction ( CIPOS ). We herein present a case of CIPOS requiring colectomy and with good results.

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Glaser, A. M., Johnston, J. H., Gleason, W. A., & Rhoads, J. M. (2015). Myotonic dystrophy as a cause of colonic pseudoobstruction: not just another constipated child. Clinical Case Reports, 3(6), 424–426. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.256

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