Intestinal pseudo-obstruction: An uncommon condition with heterogeneous etiology and unpredictable outcome

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2008; 14(6): 954-959
Published online Feb 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.954

Table 2 Major causes for chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (adapted from 11)

	Neuropathic	Myopathic
Idiopathic	-Hirschsprung disease	-Nonfamilial hollow visceral myopathy
Acquired	-Familial visceral neuropathies	-Familial visceral myopathies
	-von Recklinghausen disease -Infiltrative diseases (amyloidosis) -Metabolic, endocrine and electrolyte diseorders (porphyrias, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hypokalemia) -Neurologic diseases (brainstem tumors, multiple sclerosis, dysautonomias) -Infectious diseases (trypanosomiasis, cytomegalovirus infections) -Neoplastic diseases (bronchial small cell carcinoma, carcinoids, pheochromocytoma) -Drugs (narcotics, antihypertensives, antidepressants)	-Infiltrative diseases (amyloidosis, systemic sclerosis)
		-Myotonic and other dystrophies

Citation: Georgescu EF, Vasile I, Ionescu R. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction: An uncommon condition with heterogeneous etiology and unpredictable outcome. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(6): 954-959
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i6/954.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.954