The Endoscopic Findings and Clinical Characteristics of Gastrointestinal Amyloidosis / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 216-220, 2005.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Gastrointestinal involvement is common in systemic amyloidosis. However, there have not been reports of any specific endoscopic findings which indicate amyloidosis in the gastrointestinal tracts in Korea. We aimed to find out the endoscopic findings and clinical characteristics of gastrointestinal amyloidosis.METHODS:
We analyzed seventeen histologic proven amyloidosis cases that all performed the endoscopy in Hanyang Medical Cencer.RESULTS:
The main findings of gastroscopy were multiple erosions (5 cases), ulcer (3 cases), nodularities and hyperemic mucosa (1 case). Colonoscopic findings were hyperemic mucosa (8 cases), nodularities (3 cases), hemorrhagic spots (3 cases) and ulcers (3 cases).CONCLUSIONS:
When a patient undergoing chronic inflammatory diseases has various abdominal symptoms, endoscopic biopsy should be done in every case because grossly normal looking mucosa dose not preclude the histologic evidence of amyloidosis.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Úlcera
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Biópsia
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Gastroscopia
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Trato Gastrointestinal
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Endoscopia
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Amiloidose
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Mucosa
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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