title: Intestinal pseudoobstruction secondary to amyloidosis responsive to cisapride.
abstract: A case of chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction secondary to systemic amyloidosis in a patient with multiple myeloma is described. Gastrointestinal symptoms and indices of nutrition improved markedly after commencing treatment with cisapride, which may have been responsible for relatively prolonged survival compared with similar reported cases.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D020117:Cisapride; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D020117:Cisapride