Characteristics of intestinal pseudo-obstruction in patients with mitochondrial diseases

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2012; 18(33): 4557-4562
Published online Sep 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i33.4557

Table 4 Characteristics of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in patients with progressive muscular dystrophy

Subclass	No. of patients	No. of females	Age at the onset¹	Age at the diagnosis¹
Duchenne muscular dystrophy	2	0	1	2 (1-3)
Becker muscular dystrophy	7	0	10 (1-30)	19 (6-43)
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy	4	1	22.5 (5-40)	49 (10-53)
Facio-scapulo-humeral muscular dystrophy	1	1	NS	NS
Myotonic dystrophy	38	18	30 (5-62)	39 (12-67)
Total	52	20	25 (1-62)	34.5 (1-67)

¹Data is presented as median age (range). NS: Not stated. None of the patients with progressive muscular dystrophy in this study fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction.

Citation: Sekino Y, Inamori M, Yamada E, Ohkubo H, Sakai E, Higurashi T, Iida H, Hosono K, Endo H, Nonaka T, Takahashi H, Koide T, Abe Y, Gotoh E, Koyano S, Kuroiwa Y, Maeda S, Nakajima A. Characteristics of intestinal pseudo-obstruction in patients with mitochondrial diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(33): 4557-4562
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