Megaduodenum
Other Names: Pseudoobstruction idiopathic intestinal; Visceral myopathy familial
Rare genetic disease[edit | edit source]
Familial visceral myopathy is a rare hereditary myopathic degeneration of both gastrointestinal and urinary tracts that causes chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction.
Presentation[edit | edit source]
It usually presents after the first decade of life with megaduodenum, megacystis.
Symptoms[edit | edit source]
The symptoms of megacolon includeabdominal distension and/or pain, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, dysphagia, and/or urinary tract infections.
NIH genetic and rare disease info[edit source]
Megaduodenum is a rare disease.
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