Colonic Pseudo-obstruction With Transition Zone: A Peculiar Eastern Severe Dysmotility.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Previous studies from Korea have described chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) patients with transition zone (TZ) in the colon. In this study, we evaluated the pathological characteristics and their association with long-term outcomes in Korean colonic pseudo-obstruction (CPO) patients with TZ.

Methods

We enrolled 39 CPO patients who were refractory to medical treatment and underwent colectomy between November 1989 and April 2016 (median age at symptoms onset: 45 [interquartile range, 29-57] years, males 46.2%). The TZ was defined as a colonic segment connecting a proximally dilated and distally non-dilated segment. Detailed pathologic analysis was performed.

Results

Among the 39 patients, 37 (94.9%) presented with TZ and 2 (5.1%) showed no de

SUBMITTER: Song EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6326194 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature