Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Amyloid Deposits: Clinical Case Report

L. Gandolfi; A. Colecchia; P. Leo; G. Caletti; A. Rossi; A. Primerano; F. Torresan

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1005648

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Endoscopy 1995; 27(1): 132-134
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1005648

Case Report

Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Amyloid Deposits: Clinical Case Report

L. Gandolfi¹ , A. Colecchia¹ , P. Leo¹ , G. Caletti² , A. Rossi¹ , A. Primerano¹ , F. Torresan¹

¹Section of Gastroenterology, Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic Hospital, Bologna, Italy
²First Medical Clinic, Sant' Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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17 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

A case of systemic amyloidosis of the digestive tract is described here, with particular attention to the endoscopic ultrasonography aspects, characterized by a widespread thickening of the stomach and rectum walls, with loss of the normal layer structure of the mucosa and submucosa. Endoscopic ultrasonography, especially in pseudotumoral forms, may contribute to the differential diagnosis from neoplastic lesions, in which the wall thickening appears to be localized and accompanied by parietal infiltration.