Intestinal pseudo-obstruction due to neurofibromatosis responding to cisapride.
Gastrointestinal involvement in neurofibromatosis presenting with mechanical obstruction, hemorrhage or intussusception is known. Small bowel dysmotility and intestinal pseudo-obstruction due to neurofibromatosis is rare. A 23-year-old man with classical neurofibromatosis presented with intermittent episodes of intestinal pseudo-obstruction, small bowel bacterial overgrowth and steatorrhea. The patient had good symptomatic improvement with cisapride.
Sinha
S K
SK
Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Kochhar
R
R
Rana
S
S
Bapuraj
R
R
Singh
K
K
D000328:Adult; D001944:Breath Tests; D020117:Cisapride / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications*
D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D020117:Cisapride