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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm10020268
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virus; chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction; gastrointestinal motility disorders
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CIIPO is a disease characterized by symptoms of small bowel obstruction in the absence of mechanical obstruction, with a hypothesis that various viruses localized in the intestine may play a role in its pathogenesis. This review aims to summarize new perspectives in the etiology and pathophysiology of CIIPO.
Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIIPO) is a disease characterized by symptoms and signs of small bowel obstruction in the absence of displayable mechanical obstruction. Due to the known neuropathic capacity of several viruses, and their localization in the intestine, it has been hypothesized that such viruses could be involved in the pathogenesis of CIIPO. The most frequently involved viruses are John Cunningham virus, Herpesviridae, Flaviviruses, Epstein-Barr virus and Citomegalovirus. Therefore, the present narrative review aims to sum up some new perspectives in the etiology and pathophysiology of CIIPO.
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