1. Glucose and the Gut: A Case Report of Acute Gastric Dilatation in Type I Diabetes Mellitus
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Ajani Ae, Hebbard Gs, and Al-Ani Ah
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Gastric Dilatation ,Type i diabetes mellitus ,medicine.disease ,Omics ,Gastroenterology ,Disease course ,Internal medicine ,Diabetes mellitus ,medicine ,Gastroparesis ,business ,Acute gastric dilatation ,Autonomic neuropathy - Abstract
This case report details the complex management of gastroparesis in a 23 year old female with long standing type I diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Despite substantial efforts to control her diabetes and gastrointestinal symptomology, the disease course prevailed and a vicious cycle ensued of unstable blood glucose levels and gut instability. Her gastroparesis deteriorated despite meticulous evidence-based medical and surgical management. The patient’s demise eventuated from acute colonic dilatation requiring pancolectomy followed by acute gastric dilatation that ultimately resulted in her death.
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- 2015
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