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. 1984 Sep;25(9):1003–1008. doi: 10.1136/gut.25.9.1003

Coeliac disease presenting with intestinal pseudo-obstruction.

D J Dawson, C M Sciberras, H Whitwell
PMCID: PMC1432479  PMID: 6547920

Abstract

A 22 year old woman presenting with recurrent intestinal pseudo-obstruction is reported. Jejunal biopsy showed subtotal villous atrophy which improved markedly during a period of total parenteral nutrition and with steroid treatment. It did not relapse on a gluten free diet. The reasons why this patient represents a case of coeliac disease with secondary pseudo-obstruction, rather than primary intestinal pseudo-obstruction with secondary bacterial overgrowth, is discussed.

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