The beneficial effect of continuous jejunal feeding in a patient with amyloidosis and severe gastrointestinal hypomotility
É Börcsök, A Tiszai, I Kovács, A Szepes, L Tiszlavicz, Z Borbényi, J Csikász, J Lonovics · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 06
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Background: Amyloidosis is a rare systemic disorder characterized by the deposition of amyloid protein in several organs. Although it may appear as a primary disorder, its secondary form – developing on the basis of a malignant disease, a chronic infections or inflammation is more frequent. The authors present the case of a 58-year-old woman with amyloidosis and severe gastrointestinal hypomotility. Case report: The patient was admitted with a12 month history of nausea, vomiting (2000–3000ml gastric retention), weight loss (about 20kg) and macroglossia. The laboratory tests showed hyponatraemia, hypokalaemia, el…
