Small bowel amyloidosis, pathology and diagnosis

N Ectors; K Geboes; R Kerremans; V Desmet; J Janssens

Small bowel amyloidosis, pathology and diagnosis

Acta Gastroenterol Belg. 1992 Mar-Apr;55(2):228-38.

Authors

N Ectors¹, K Geboes, R Kerremans, V Desmet, J Janssens

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology II, U.Z. St. Rafaël, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 1632139

Abstract

The authors describe clinical findings, radiological aspects and histological characteristics of small bowel amyloidosis in 8 patients. Pathogenesis of the small bowel related symptoms and diagnostic procedures are discussed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amyloidosis / diagnosis
Amyloidosis / pathology*
Biopsy
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Female
Histological Techniques
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Intestinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Diseases / pathology*
Intestine, Small / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography