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Intestinal pseudo‐obstruction complicating multiple sclerosis
Author(s) -
Lane S. W.,
Pender M. P.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2004.00753.x
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , multiple sclerosis , bowel obstruction , intestinal pseudo obstruction , surgery , intensive care medicine , immunology
Three patients with intestinal pseudo‐obstruction secondary to multiple sclerosis are reported. This is a serious complication with significant morbidity and mortality, which is infrequently recognized in clinical practice and rarely reported in the medical literature. (Intern Med J 2005; 35: 191–192)