Acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Crohn's disease (CD) can affect any part of the alimentary tract from the mouth to the anus, with most common site being the terminal ileum. CASE PRESENTATION: A child suffering from undiagnosed Crohn disease (CD), presented with an acute abdominal obstruction due to a large pseud...

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Autores principales: Christianakis, Efstratios, Pashalidis, Nikolaos, Kokkinou, Stavroula, Pitiakoudis, Michael, Mplevrakis, Evangelos, Chorti, Maria, Rizos, Spiros, Filippou, Dimitrios
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2277428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18289386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-54
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Crohn's disease (CD) can affect any part of the alimentary tract from the mouth to the anus, with most common site being the terminal ileum. CASE PRESENTATION: A child suffering from undiagnosed Crohn disease (CD), presented with an acute abdominal obstruction due to a large pseudopolyp in the jejunoileal area. At laparotomy, a jejunoileal segment of 45 cm, containing multiple areas of damage to the small intestine, was excised and a primary end – to – end anastomosis was performed. CONCLUSION: The coexistence of an intestinal pseudopolyp with undiagnosed Crohn's disease may be the cause of acute abdominal obstruction in children.

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