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Intestinal amyloidosis: Two cases with different patterns of clinical and imaging presentation |
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| Authors: | Pier Paolo Mainenti Sabrina Segreto Marcello Mancini Antonio Rispo Immacolata Cozzolino Stefania Masone Ciro Roberto Rinaldi Gerardo Nardone Marco Salvatore |
| Affiliation: | IBB CNR Naples Via Pansini 5 80131 Italy Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences Section of Radiology University of Naples"Federico II" Department of Gastro-enterology Section of Pathology University of Naples "Federico II" Department of General Surgery Geriatry and Endoscopy Department of Biotechnology Haema-tology Unit |
| Abstract: | The involvement of the small bowel in systemic forms of amyloidosis may be diffuse or very rarely focal.Some cases of focal amyloidomas of the duodenum and jejunum without extraintestinal manifestations have been reported.The focal amyloidomas consisted of extensive amyloid infiltration of the entire intestinal wall thickness.Radiological barium studies,ultrasound and computed tomography(CT)patterns of diffuse small bowel amyloidosis have been described:the signs are non-specific and may include small-bowel... |
| Keywords: | Amyloidosis Small bowel Positron emission tomography/computed tomography Magnetic resonance imaging Computed tomography |
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