A rapidly progressive ischemic enteropathy with malabsorption syndrome. Case report.
The authors report the case of an 85-year-old woman with rapidly progressive occlusive vascular disease of the small intestine confirmed at autopsy, and with malabsorption syndrome highlighted by radiological and laboratory tests. The interest of this case is the confirmation that vascular enteropathy, whether occlusive or not, may damage the intestinal mucosa to such an extent that it severely alters the absorption function.
Cicchinelli
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M
Divisione di Medicina d'Urgenza, Ospedale S. Spirito, Roma.
Giuntoli
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P
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology