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- Title
Gastrointestinal manifestation of systemic sclerosis—thickening of the upper gastrointestinal wall detected by endoscopic ultrasound is a valid sign.
- Authors
Zuber-Jerger, Ina; Müller, Adelheid; Kullmann, Frank; Gelbmann, Cornelia M.; Endlicher, Esther; Müller-Ladner, Ulf; Fleck, Martin
- Abstract
Objective. Gastrointestinal (GI) tract involvement has been observed in the majority of patients with SSc. This has been attributed to an accumulation of extracellular matrix within the GI walls. We visualized the walls of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum with its layers and measured the thickness in SSc patients and control patients utilizing endoscopic ultrasound (EUS).
- Subjects
GASTROINTESTINAL system; SCLERODERMA (Disease); EXTRACELLULAR matrix; ESOPHAGUS; DUODENUM
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2010, Vol 49, Issue 2, p368
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/kep381