Endoscopic features of primary amyloidosis of the stomach

Endoscopy 2012; 44(S 02): E275-E276
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1309750

Unusual cases and technical notes

Autor*innen

T. Sawada

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Shirakaba-dai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
Y. Adachi

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Shirakaba-dai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan

²First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
K. Akino

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Shirakaba-dai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
Y. Arimura

²First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
T. Ishida

²First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
Y. Ishii

³Department of Pathology, Sapporo Shirakaba-dai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
T. Endo

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Shirakaba-dai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan

References
1 Ebert EC, Nagar M. Gastrointestinal manifestations of amyloidosis. Am J Gastroenterol 2008; 103: 776-787
2 Tada S, Iida M, Iwashita A. Endoscopic and biopsy findings of the upper digestive tract in patients with amyloidosis. Gastrointest Endosc 1990; 36: 10-14
3 Grape T, Wurm Johansson G, Eriksson M et al. Primary gastroduodenal amyloidosis. Endoscopy 2011; 43: E288
4 Gandolfi L, Colecchia A, Leo P et al. Endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal amyloid deposits: clinical case report. Endoscopy 1995; 27: 132-134
5 Hui YT, Lam TW, Yee Lam PW et al. Narrow-band imaging system with magnifying endoscopy for rectal amyloidosis. Gastrointest Endosc 2008; 68: 400-401