title: Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction associated with biliary tract dilatation in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: We present the case of a 57-year old female patient diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) along with glomerulonephritis and chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO). Dilatation of bile and pancreatic ducts not associated with malignant or litiasic obstruction is reported. The combination of bile duct associated with CIPO in a patient with lupus has not been previously reported in the literature and it probably suggests a smooth muscle dysmotility.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Research Unit in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pardos-Gea
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ordi-Ros
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Selva
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perez-Lopez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vilardell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000150:complications; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging