Colon Adenoma Implicating Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report of a Patient with Postcolectomy Complications
Joint Authors
Kontogiannis, Sofoklis
Papachatzakis, Y.
Tseliou, E.
Tatouli, I.
Dialoupi, I.
Michas, F.
Papadopoulou, E.
Kousouris, D.
Dimopoulos, Meletios-A.
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report the case of a 63-year-old patient with myasthenia gravis (MG) due to acetylcholine receptor antibodies (AChR) who underwent colectomy due to colon adenoma and developed myasthenic crisis and anastomosis leakage after surgery.
The patient underwent two plasma exchanges, 4 and 6 days preoperatively, and received intravenous prednisolone and immunoglobulin infusion due to the crisis, which included primarily bulbar symptoms.
The patient developed on the 10th postoperative day bowel obstruction symptoms and anastomosis leakage which required surgical repair and ileostomy.
Bowel obstruction occurred in a patient with AChR related myasthenia after plasma exchange and during immunosuppression although it is more commonly reported in patients with thymoma related myasthenia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Papachatzakis, Y.& Tseliou, E.& Tatouli, I.& Dialoupi, I.& Michas, F.& Papadopoulou, E.…[et al.]. 2016. Colon Adenoma Implicating Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report of a Patient with Postcolectomy Complications. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Papachatzakis, Y.…[et al.]. Colon Adenoma Implicating Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report of a Patient with Postcolectomy Complications. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-2.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Papachatzakis, Y.& Tseliou, E.& Tatouli, I.& Dialoupi, I.& Michas, F.& Papadopoulou, E.…[et al.]. Colon Adenoma Implicating Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report of a Patient with Postcolectomy Complications. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101306
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1101306