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- Title
Advances in our understanding of the pathology of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction.
- Authors
De Giorgio, R; Sarnelli, G; Corinaldesi, R; Stanghellini, V
- Abstract
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIP) represents a particularly difficult clinical challenge. It is a rare and highly morbid syndrome characterised by impaired gastrointestinal propulsion together with symptoms and signs of bowel obstruction in the absence of any lesions occluding the gut lumen. CIP can be classified as either "secondary" to a wide array of recognised pathological conditions or "idiopathic" (CIIP). This review will focus on CIIP, and specifically on the underlying pathological abnormalities. Combined clinical and histopathological studies are needed to highlight new perspectives in the understanding and management of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction.
- Publication
Gut, 2004, Vol 53, Issue 11, p1549
- ISSN
0017-5749
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/gut.2004.043968