GASTROINTESTINAL MANIFESTATIONS IN MYOTON IC-DYSTROPHY

Myotonic dystrophy is a multisystemic disorder inherited as an autosom al dominant trait, The secondary gastrointestinal disturbances are not well recognized, Two cases of myotonic dystrophy in a 51-year-old and 39-year-old woman with gastrointestinal symptoms disturbances are rep orted, One patient presented motor dysfunction in the colon and esopha gus, organoaxial gastric volvulus and cholestasis. The second patient developed an acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, The patient improved wi th cisapride. The digestive manifestations of myotonic dystrophy and t he treatment are reviewed.