Fecopneumothorax and colopleural fistula – uncommon complications of Crohn's disease

BACKGROUND: Colopleural fistula and fecopneumothorax are very rare complications of Crohn's disease. Fistula formation is frequent in Crohn's disease and occurs in approximately 33% of patients. On the other hand, fistulous communication between the pleural cavity and adjacent organs below...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Barišiæ, G, Krivokapiæ, Z, Adžiæ, T, Pavloviæ, A, Popoviæ, M, Gojniæ, M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1550411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16756646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-6-17
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Colopleural fistula and fecopneumothorax are very rare complications of Crohn's disease. Fistula formation is frequent in Crohn's disease and occurs in approximately 33% of patients. On the other hand, fistulous communication between the pleural cavity and adjacent organs below the diaphragm is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe the case of 27 year-old female with colopleural fistula as a complication of Crohn's disease. The diagnosis was established with clinical exam, barium enema, chest X-ray, abdominal and chest CT exam. The treatment was surgical. CONCLUSION: Colopleural fistula and fecopneumothorax are rare but life treating complications of Crohn's disease. Surgical treatment is mandatory as soon as the diagnosis is established.

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