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amyloidosis: gastrointestinal manifestations
- esophagus
- stomach
- small and rigid (simulate linitis plastica)
- effaced rugal pattern
- diminished/absent peristalsis
- may be localized to antrum
- amyloidoma: well defined submucosal mass
- small bowel
- diffuse form (more common)
- diffuse, uniform thickening of valvulae conniventes
- broadened flat undulated mucosal folds (mucosal atrophy)
- "jejunalization" of ileum
- impaired motility
- small bowel dilatation
- localized form: multiple small deposits; a/w pseudoobstruction
- colon
Yong H. Hahn, MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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