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Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction treated with jejunostomy: case report and literature review

2007; Medical Association of São Paulo; Volume: 125; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1516-31802007000600011

ISSN

1806-9460

Autores

Carlos Renato dos Reis Lemos, Pedro Popoutchi, Rogério Serafim Parra, Omar Féres, José Joaquim Ribeiro da Rocha,

Tópico(s)

Esophageal and GI Pathology

Resumo

CONTEXT: Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a very rare condition. CASE REPORT: This study describes a male patient who had presented obstructive symptoms for 24 years. He had been treated clinically and had undergone two previous operations in different services, with no clinical improvement or correct diagnosis. He was diagnosed with intestinal obstruction without mechanical factors in our service and underwent jejunostomy, which had a significant decompressive effect. The patient was able to gain weight and presented improvements in laboratory tests. Jejunostomy is a relatively simple surgical procedure that is considered palliative but, in this case, it was resolutive.

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