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CASE REPORTS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 209-215Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000522476
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Steinert disease; Myotonic dystrophy; Sigmoid volvulus
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Myotonic dystrophy (MD) is a progressive genetic disorder characterized by muscle weakness and wasting. This case report presents a 32-year-old woman with MD1 who developed a sigmoid volvulus, which was treated with endoscopic decompression.
Myotonic dystrophy (MD) is a progressive multisystem genetic disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting. MD1 (also known as Steinert disease) is associated with various clinical entities such as skeletal muscle weakness, myotonia, cardiac abnormalities, respiratory dysfunction, gastrointestinal involvement, and cognitive impairment. In this case report, we present a 32-year-old woman with MD1 who presented with a sigmoid volvulus, which was treated with endoscopic decompression.
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