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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2008

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction.

Alexandra Antonucci, Lucia Fronzoni, Laura Cogliandro, Rosanna-F Cogliandro, Carla Caputo, Roberto De Giorgio, Francesca Pallotti, Giovanni Barbara, Roberto Corinaldesi, Vincenzo Stanghellini

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers.

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86citing papers in PubMed
7.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

86 citing papers in PubMed, 241 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexandra AntonucciDepartment of Internal Medicine & Gastroenterology, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna I-40138, Italy.
Lucia Fronzoni
Laura Cogliandro
Rosanna-F Cogliandro
Carla Caputo
Roberto De Giorgio
Francesca Pallotti
Giovanni Barbara
Roberto Corinaldesi
Vincenzo Stanghellini
Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari · ESIRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a severe digestive syndrome characterized by derangement of gut propulsive motility which resembles mechanical obstruction, in the absence of any obstructive process. Although uncommon in clinical practice, this syndrome represents one of the main causes of intestinal failure and is characterized by high morbidity and mortality. It may be idiopathic or secondary to a variety of diseases. Most cases are sporadic, even though familial forms with either dominant or recessive autosomal inheritance have been described. Based on histological features intestinal pseudo-obstruction can be classified into three main categories: neuropathies, mesenchymopathies, and myopathies, according on the predominant involvement of enteric neurones, interstitial cells of Cajal or smooth muscle cells, respectively. Treatment of intestinal pseudo-obstruction involves nutritional, pharmacological and surgical therapies, but it is often unsatisfactory and the long-term outcome is generally poor in the majority of cases.

Indexed as

Intestinal Pseudo-ObstructionChronic DiseaseDigestive System Surgical ProceduresDisease ProgressionEnteric Nervous SystemGastrointestinal AgentsGastrointestinal MotilityHumansIntestinesMuscle, SmoothNutritional SupportTreatment OutcomeGastrointestinal Agents

Identifiers

PMID18494042
PMCPMC2712158
OpenAlexW2160831363

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