Primary Amyloidosis with Gastric Involvement

Amyloidosis can involve all the segments of the gastrointestinal system (GIS) from mouth to anal canal. We present a case of amyloidosis that is detected by gastric biopsy taken in esophagogas-troduodenoscopy (EGD) performed to investigate the etiology of weight loss, nausea and vomiting. It is wort...

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Autores principales: Borazan, Serkan, Coşkun, Adil, Yavaşoğlu, İrfan, Yeniçerioğlu, Yavuz, Meteoğlu, İbrahim, Hadi Yaşa, Mehmet, Karaoğlu, Ali Önder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5913907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29699359
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1113
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Sumario:Amyloidosis can involve all the segments of the gastrointestinal system (GIS) from mouth to anal canal. We present a case of amyloidosis that is detected by gastric biopsy taken in esophagogas-troduodenoscopy (EGD) performed to investigate the etiology of weight loss, nausea and vomiting. It is worth emphasizing that random gastric biopsy is important in gastric evaluations. How to cite this article: Borazan S, Coşkun A, Yavaşoğlu İ, Yeniçerioğlu Y, Meteoğlu i, Yaşa MH, Karaoğlu AOÖ. Primary Amyloidosis with Gastric Involvement. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2014;4(2):107-109.

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