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.
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.
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
Research articles describe the outcome of a single study. They are the published results of original research.
The terms "Intestinal pseudo-obstruction" returned 79 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: J. Clin. Invest.. 2013 Dec;123(12):5152-64.
The retinoblastoma 1 (RB1) tumor suppressor is a critical regulator of cell cycle progression and development. To investigate the role of RB1 in neural crest-derived melanocytes, we bred mice with a floxed Rb1 allele with mice expressing Cre from the tyrosinase (Tyr) promoter. TyrCre+;Rb1fl/fl ...
Journal: Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Nov;25(11):1358-63.
A 26-year-old patient was diagnosed as having chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction with manometric and histopathologic features suggestive of an intestinal myopathy. Histology was characterized by smooth muscle degeneration without inflammatory or immune cells. The severe gut dysfunction ...
Journal: J Epidemiol. 2013 ;23(4):288-94.
We estimated the prevalence and incidence of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) in Japan, investigated the patterns of hospital visits among those with CIPO, and examined present knowledge of CIPO among medical professionals.
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Reviews from the PubMed Database
Review articles summarize what is currently known about a disease. They discuss research previously published by others.
The terms "Intestinal pseudo-obstruction" returned 10 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: World J. Gastroenterol.. 2008 May;14(19):2953-61.
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a severe digestive syndrome characterized by derangement of gut propulsive motility which resembles mechanical obstruction, in the absence of any obstructive process. Although uncommon in clinical practice, this syndrome represents one ...
Journal: World J. Gastroenterol.. 2007 Apr;13(15):2255-7.
Percutaneous endoscopic colostomy (PEC) is increasingly proposed as an alternative to surgery to treat various disorders, including acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction and relapsing sigmoid volvulus. We report on a severe complication that occurred ...
Journal: Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2007 Feb;99(2):100-11.
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a syndrome characterized by the presence of recurrent episodes of clinical intestinal obstruction in the absence of obstructive lesions. Although this syndrome is rare, it causes a high morbidity. It is caused by a disturbance of the ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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There are currently no open clinical trials for this condition.
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