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2368573

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
We studied digestive manifestations occurring during follow-up of 19 cases of myotonic dystrophy. GI symptoms occurred in 10 patients (53%), mainly dysphagia (n = 7). In patients undergoing investigations (n = 7), their digestive troubles were probably or definitively related to the neurological disease in 6 cases. Upper GI endoscopy was normal in 5 dysphagic patients. The oesophageal manometry was abnormal in 3 of 4 patients. Complications developed in 3 cases (16%). One patient presented two episodes of spontaneous pneumoperitoneum. A second one developed a chronic colonic pseudo-obstruction with megacolon treated by subtotal colectomy. Manometric studies revealed oesophageal aperistalsis, low amplitude of gastro-jejunal contractions but persistence of migrating motor complexes and a normal recto-anal reflex. A third patient developed an acute pseudo-obstruction with ischemic colitis. In conclusion, myotonic dystrophy frequently disturbs digestive tract motility and may cause complications such as intestinal pseudo-obstruction.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-5644
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Digestive system manifestations in Steinert's disease. Analysis of 19 cases of which 10 with digestive symptoms].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de gastroenterologie, Cliniques St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgique.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports