Diagnosis, management and treatment of chronic Chagas' gastrointestinal disease in areas where Trypanosoma cruzi infection is not endemic

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Mar;33(3):191-200. doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2009.07.009. Epub 2009 Oct 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chagas Cardiomyopathy / complications
  • Chagas Disease / complications*
  • Chagas Disease / diagnosis
  • Chagas Disease / epidemiology
  • Chagas Disease / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Comorbidity
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System
  • Emigrants and Immigrants / statistics & numerical data
  • Endoscopy, Digestive System
  • Esophageal Achalasia / diagnosis
  • Esophageal Achalasia / etiology
  • Esophageal Achalasia / parasitology
  • Esophageal Achalasia / pathology
  • Esophageal Achalasia / therapy
  • Esophageal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Esophageal Diseases / etiology*
  • Esophageal Diseases / parasitology
  • Esophageal Diseases / pathology
  • Esophageal Diseases / therapy
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / etiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / parasitology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / pathology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / therapy
  • Gastrointestinal Motility
  • Helicobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology
  • Latin America / ethnology
  • Megacolon / diagnosis
  • Megacolon / etiology
  • Megacolon / parasitology
  • Megacolon / pathology
  • Megacolon / therapy
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Trypanosoma cruzi

Substances

  • Trypanocidal Agents