JAMA · 1975 · 37 citations · 8 references
MedicineEndocrinologyPathologyNeuroendocrinologyBowel ObstructionEndocrine DiseaseGastrointestinal DiseaseGastrointestinal ObstructionIntestinal ObstructionThyroid DisordersChronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstructionComplications Of Intestinal ObstructionIntestinal IleusIntestinal Pseudo-obstruction TreatmentLarge Intestinal ObstructionParalytic IleusThyroid Hormone Replacement TherapyThyroid-stimulating Hormone Suppression Therapy
Myxedema ileus uncommonly complicates the hypothyroid state. It is a rare cause of intestinal pseudo-obstruction that can be reversed with thyroid hormone therapy. Our two patients with myxedema ileus had concurrent infection. Intestinal ileus was completely reversed with the administration of thyroid hormone.
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Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Jorge E. Maldonado, James A. Gregg, Paul Green et al. · The American Journal of Medicine · 1970 · 179 citations
Intestinal pseudo-obstruction in systemic amyloidosis
David Legge, Eric E. Wollaeger, Harley C. Carlson · Gut · 1970 · 88 citations · Full text
Sclerodermatous involvement of the stomach and the small and large bowel.
R. D. G. Peachey, B. Creamer, J W Pierce · Gut · 1969 · 53 citations · Full text
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