Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Common Name(s)
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Intestinal pseudo-obstruction" for support, advocacy or research.
AGMD is a nonprofit international organization which serves as an integral educational resource concerning digestive motility diseases and disorders. It also functions as an important information base for members of the medical and scientific communities. In addition, it provides a forum for patients suffering from digestive motility diseases and disorders as well as their families and members of the medical community.
G-PACT is dedicated to increasing awareness of gastroparesis (GP), chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction (CIP), and colonic inertia (CI) among medical professionals, patients, and the general population. We are working towards finding a cure and/or better treatment options for people dealing with DTP. We provide educational resources, multiple support programs, patient advocacy programs, and other aid as needed to help patients cope and to provide hope to everyone afflicted with the condition.
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Advocacy and Support Organizations
Condition Specific Organizations
Following organizations serve the condition "Intestinal pseudo-obstruction" for support, advocacy or research.
AGMD is a nonprofit international organization which serves as an integral educational resource concerning digestive motility diseases and disorders. It also functions as an important information base for members of the medical and scientific communities. In addition, it provides a forum for patients suffering from digestive motility diseases and disorders as well as their families and members of the medical community.
http://www.agmd-gimotility.org G-PACT is dedicated to increasing awareness of gastroparesis (GP), chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction (CIP), and colonic inertia (CI) among medical professionals, patients, and the general population. We are working towards finding a cure and/or better treatment options for people dealing with DTP. We provide educational resources, multiple support programs, patient advocacy programs, and other aid as needed to help patients cope and to provide hope to everyone afflicted with the condition.
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Scientific Literature
Articles from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Intestinal pseudo-obstruction" returned 95 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Rheumatology (Oxford). 2016 Apr;55(4):654-8.
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare gastrointestinal complication in patients with SSc without large studies examining its prevalence or outcomes. We aimed to compare outcomes in SSc patients with intestinal pseudo-obstruction to patients with intestinal pseudo-obstruction secondary ...
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Jan;94(4):e419.
The objective of this article is to investigate the clinical features of intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IPO) and/or ureterohydronephrosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Sixty-one SLE patients with IPO and/or ureterohydronephrosis were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 183 ...
Journal: Gastroenterology. 2015 Apr;148(4):771-782.e11.
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is characterized by severe intestinal dysmotility that mimics a mechanical subocclusion with no evidence of gut obstruction. We searched for genetic variants associated with CIPO to increase our understanding of its pathogenesis and to ...
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
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The terms "Intestinal pseudo-obstruction" returned 14 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
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Journal: World J. Gastroenterol.. 2015 Jun;21(22):7059-64.
Visceral myopathy is one of the causes of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Most cases pathologically reveal degenerative changes of myocytes or muscularis propia atrophy and fibrosis. Abnormal layering of muscularis propria is extremely rare. We report a case of a 9-mo-old Thai ...
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2014 Dec;93(29):e248.
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IPO) is a rare but dangerous complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) when the patient has no other manifestations except gastrointestinal symptoms. We performed 1 patient with a 2-month history of recurrent vomiting and abdominal distension. ...
Journal: Neth J Med. 2013 Dec;71(10):512-7.
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare and relatively unknown complication of phaeochromocytoma÷ paraganglioma (PCC÷PGL). Its pathophysiology can be explained by the hypersecretion of catecholamines, which may reduce the peristaltic activity of the gastrointestinal tract. Clinically, ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Condition Summary: Chronic Intestinal Pseudo Obstruction
Condition Summary: Short Bowel Syndrome
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