An Unusual Case of Obstruction Due to Colonic Intussusception in a Scleroderma Patient

Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems, including the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusception, the telescoping of the bowel that can lead to intestinal obstruction, is an uncommon phenomenon in adults. We report the first case of sigmoid intussusception in a pati...

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Autores principales: Katz, Kristina N., Skole, Kevin, Fede, Jean M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157898
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.75
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description Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems, including the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusception, the telescoping of the bowel that can lead to intestinal obstruction, is an uncommon phenomenon in adults. We report the first case of sigmoid intussusception in a patient with scleroderma.
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spelling pubmed-44353512015-07-08 An Unusual Case of Obstruction Due to Colonic Intussusception in a Scleroderma Patient Katz, Kristina N. Skole, Kevin Fede, Jean M. ACG Case Rep J Case Report Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems, including the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusception, the telescoping of the bowel that can lead to intestinal obstruction, is an uncommon phenomenon in adults. We report the first case of sigmoid intussusception in a patient with scleroderma. American College of Gastroenterology 2014-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4435351/ /pubmed/26157898 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.75 Text en Copyright © Katz et al. This is an open-access article. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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