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ArticleWorld journal of surgery2005

Abdominal angina in patients with a midgut carcinoid, a sign of severe pathology.

Harry deVries, Rob T M Wijffels, Pax H B Willemse, René C J Verschueren, Ido P Kema, Arend Karrenbeld, Ted R Prins, Elisabeth G E deVries

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Article in World journal of surgery, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Harry deVriesDepartment of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. Vriesdeh@dz.nl
Rob T M Wijffels
Pax H B Willemse
René C J Verschueren
Ido P Kema
Arend Karrenbeld
Ted R Prins
Elisabeth G E deVries
University Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 36 consecutive patients with a foregut carcinoid with extensive local tumor growth and liver metastases with a carcinoid syndrome, six patients had complaints of postprandial abdominal pain and attacks of subileus based on segmental intestinal ischemia. A diagnosis of abdominal angina was supported by a positive response to nitroglycerin in two and ischemia of the ileum demonstrated by angiography in two other patients. Complaints were reduced in all patients after surgery. Histopathology of the resected small bowel specimens showed elastic vascular sclerosis in three patients and ischemic changes in three other patients, confirming the clinical diagnosis. Resection of ischemic bowel can provide relief in patients with segmental intestinal ischemia caused by carcinoid-induced vascular sclerosis.

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Abdominal PainAgedAngiographyCarcinoid TumorFatal OutcomeFemaleHumansIleal NeoplasmsIleumIschemiaLiver NeoplasmsMaleNitroglycerinPostprandial PeriodNitroglycerin

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PMID16086212
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