title: Intestinal pseudo-obstruction due to neurofibromatosis responding to cisapride.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kochhar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bapuraj
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D020117:Cisapride