Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient
We report a case of small bowel ischemia secondary to sickle cell disease. Acute bowel ischemia is an uncommon presentation of patients with sickle cell disease. Historically, only a handful of cases have been reported. We also provide a summary of the literature relevant to sickle cell patients wit...
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author | Shabirhusain S. Abadin Mario R. Salazar Richard Y. Zhu Mark M. Connolly Francis J. Podbielski |
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description | We report a case of small bowel ischemia secondary to sickle cell disease. Acute bowel ischemia is an uncommon presentation of patients with sickle cell disease. Historically, only a handful of cases have been reported. We also provide a summary of the literature relevant to sickle cell patients with acute bowel ischemia. |
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spelling | doaj.art-468e0ec1e891426f9cc312069649e7552022-12-22T01:11:40ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312009-03-0131262910.1159/000197257197257Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell PatientShabirhusain S. AbadinMario R. SalazarRichard Y. ZhuMark M. ConnollyFrancis J. PodbielskiWe report a case of small bowel ischemia secondary to sickle cell disease. Acute bowel ischemia is an uncommon presentation of patients with sickle cell disease. Historically, only a handful of cases have been reported. We also provide a summary of the literature relevant to sickle cell patients with acute bowel ischemia.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/197257Necrotizing acute serositisSickle cellSmall bowel ischemia |
spellingShingle | Shabirhusain S. Abadin Mario R. Salazar Richard Y. Zhu Mark M. Connolly Francis J. Podbielski Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient Case Reports in Gastroenterology Necrotizing acute serositis Sickle cell Small bowel ischemia |
title | Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient |
title_full | Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient |
title_fullStr | Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient |
title_full_unstemmed | Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient |
title_short | Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient |
title_sort | small bowel ischemia in a sickle cell patient |
topic | Necrotizing acute serositis Sickle cell Small bowel ischemia |
url | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/197257 |
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