Brown Bowel Syndrome: An Exceedingly Rare Condition with Longstanding Malabsorption and an Unusual Cause of Colon Pseudo-Obstruction

Brown bowel syndrome (BBS) is an exceedingly rare condition usually associated with longstanding malabsorption of any etiology. As a result of vitamin E deficiency and subsequent mitochondrial degeneration due to oxidative stress induced by free radicals, lipofuscin granules accumulate in the smooth...

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Main Authors: Adnan Alkurdi, Diana Rubin, Alexander Seelhoff, Hermann Herbst
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Karger Publishers 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d7d88ef7d34045aa8b15796b9b247f0b
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