Alvarez' syndrome
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A syndrome of hysterical or neurotic abdominal bloating without any excess of gas in the digestive tract.
Description
Synonyms: accordion abdomen, hysterical nongaseous abdominal bloating, pseudoileus. A syndrome of neurotic or hysterical bloating of the abdomen without clinical cause. There is no excess of gas in the digestive tract. The condition is apparently due to a a contraction of muscles lining the back of the upper end of the abdominal cavity.
Bibliography
- W. C. Alvarez:
Hysterical type of nongaseous abdominal bloating.
Archives of Internal Medicine, Chicago, 1949, 82: 217-245.
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