title: Pseudo-pseudo-obstruction.
abstract: Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a clinical syndrome characterised by symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction in the absence of a mechanical lesion of the intestinal lumen. The diagnosis is often difficult and relies on clinical, radiological and manometric grounds. We present here a case in which such a diagnosis was suspected, but a thorough in-depth evaluation revealed that the symptoms were due to a treatable cause--abdominopelvic adhesions.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, San Marco, Italy. gabassot@tin.it
authors.forename: Gabrio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bassotti
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sietchiping-Nzepa
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Roberto
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Castellani
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morelli
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000139:chemically induced; D002908:Chronic Disease; D020117:Cisapride / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000503:physiopathology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008365:Manometry; D008875:Middle Aged; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D020117:Cisapride