An unusual cause of melena and abdominal pain

Gastroenterology. 2012 Sep;143(3):540-870. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.02.051. Epub 2012 Jul 20.

Authors

Elizabeth Blaney¹, Jana G Hashash¹, Miguel D Regueiro¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 22819501
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.02.051

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology*
Amyloidosis / blood
Amyloidosis / complications
Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
Biomarkers / blood
Biopsy
Colonoscopy
Double-Balloon Enteroscopy
Gastrointestinal Diseases / blood
Gastrointestinal Diseases / complications
Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Humans
Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis
Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / blood
Male
Melena / etiology*
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Biomarkers
Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains