Extraluminal Amyloidoma of the Pelvic Cavity Causing Large Bowel Obstruction
Amyloidosis is a group of diverse disorders that fall into several major categories: primary, secondary, dialysis-associated, and hereditary forms. Clinically, amyloidosis may be categorized as localized or systemic. The gastrointestinal tract is among the most common places for deposition of amyloi...
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| author | Thomas D. Willson Julio Bird Ramsen Azizi Mark M. Connolly Francis J. Podbielski |
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| description | Amyloidosis is a group of diverse disorders that fall into several major categories: primary, secondary, dialysis-associated, and hereditary forms. Clinically, amyloidosis may be categorized as localized or systemic. The gastrointestinal tract is among the most common places for deposition of amyloid, but large, localized amyloid deposits are an uncommon occurrence and rarely cause extraluminal bowel compression resulting in obstruction as was seen in the case presented in this clinical scenario. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-923f352d25424c79966d39c68eeebd172022-12-21T23:30:45ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312011-05-015231531910.1159/000329504329504Extraluminal Amyloidoma of the Pelvic Cavity Causing Large Bowel ObstructionThomas D. WillsonJulio BirdRamsen AziziMark M. ConnollyFrancis J. PodbielskiAmyloidosis is a group of diverse disorders that fall into several major categories: primary, secondary, dialysis-associated, and hereditary forms. Clinically, amyloidosis may be categorized as localized or systemic. The gastrointestinal tract is among the most common places for deposition of amyloid, but large, localized amyloid deposits are an uncommon occurrence and rarely cause extraluminal bowel compression resulting in obstruction as was seen in the case presented in this clinical scenario.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/329504AmyloidosisBowel obstructionColon |
| spellingShingle | Thomas D. Willson Julio Bird Ramsen Azizi Mark M. Connolly Francis J. Podbielski Extraluminal Amyloidoma of the Pelvic Cavity Causing Large Bowel Obstruction Case Reports in Gastroenterology Amyloidosis Bowel obstruction Colon |
| title | Extraluminal Amyloidoma of the Pelvic Cavity Causing Large Bowel Obstruction |
| title_full | Extraluminal Amyloidoma of the Pelvic Cavity Causing Large Bowel Obstruction |
| title_fullStr | Extraluminal Amyloidoma of the Pelvic Cavity Causing Large Bowel Obstruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extraluminal Amyloidoma of the Pelvic Cavity Causing Large Bowel Obstruction |
| title_short | Extraluminal Amyloidoma of the Pelvic Cavity Causing Large Bowel Obstruction |
| title_sort | extraluminal amyloidoma of the pelvic cavity causing large bowel obstruction |
| topic | Amyloidosis Bowel obstruction Colon |
| url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/329504 |
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