Amebic colonic stricture: An unusual presentation

Entamoeba histolytica infection can lead to colitis, peri-colic abscess, ameboma, perforation and rarely colonic stricture. Amebic colitis is usually managed with medical management and rarely needs surgical management. We hereby report a case of colonic amebiasis, presenting as a stricture in trans...

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Autores principales: Varshney, Vaibhav Kumar, Soni, Subhash Chandra, Yadav, Taruna, Puranik, Ashok, Elhence, Poonam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Dispatches
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6329265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30693215
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/tp.TP_40_18
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Sumario:Entamoeba histolytica infection can lead to colitis, peri-colic abscess, ameboma, perforation and rarely colonic stricture. Amebic colitis is usually managed with medical management and rarely needs surgical management. We hereby report a case of colonic amebiasis, presenting as a stricture in transverse colon, mimicking malignancy, and managed successfully.

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