Small Intestinal Amyloidosis : A Rare Cause of Diverticular Disease

Small Intestinal Amyloidosis : A Rare Cause of Diverticular Disease

Systemic amyloidosis frequently involves the small intestine. However, its association with diverticular disease has been seldom reported to date. To draw attention to this rare but potentially harmful association, we herein present an additional case of small bowel diverticular disease associated w...

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Published in:Case reports in pathology Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors: Groisman, Gabriel M., Cohen, Hector I.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01-01-2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
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Case Report
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Summary:Systemic amyloidosis frequently involves the small intestine. However, its association with diverticular disease has been seldom reported to date. To draw attention to this rare but potentially harmful association, we herein present an additional case of small bowel diverticular disease associated with amyloidosis.
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Academic Editor: Maria M. Picken
ISSN:2090-6781
2090-679X
DOI:10.1155/2014/362835