Successful Non-Invasive treatment of stricturing fibrosing colonopathy in an adult patient
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Fibrosing colonopathy (FC) is a rare entity associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). Until now, patients with stricturing FC have usually been treated surgically. In this instance, we aimed at avoiding surgery by applying a new conservat...
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| author | Terheggen G Dieninghoff D Rietschel E Drebber U Kruis W Leifeld L |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Fibrosing colonopathy (FC) is a rare entity associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). Until now, patients with stricturing FC have usually been treated surgically. In this instance, we aimed at avoiding surgery by applying a new conservative approach.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Case report on an adult with CF who developed persistent abdominal pain due to a non-passable stricture in the right transverse colon. Histology confirmed fibrosing colonopathy.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Initially we treated the patient with prednisolone pulse therapy and additive antibiotic therapy. For maintenance therapy we administered budesonide. The patient underwent clinical, laboratory and endoscopic follow-up over a three-year period. The stricture healed and was easy to pass. A relapse in the cecum at the ileocecal valve again improved under steroid and antibiotic therapy.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>We present a novel therapeutic approach for advanced stricturing FC in an adult patient which successfully avoided surgery (right hemicolectomy) over a three year follow up.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af2589374f6b489491f93bbd5c69d6d02022-12-22T03:25:01ZengBMCEuropean Journal of Medical Research2047-783X2011-09-0116941110.1186/2047-783X-16-9-411Successful Non-Invasive treatment of stricturing fibrosing colonopathy in an adult patientTerheggen GDieninghoff DRietschel EDrebber UKruis WLeifeld L<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>Fibrosing colonopathy (FC) is a rare entity associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). Until now, patients with stricturing FC have usually been treated surgically. In this instance, we aimed at avoiding surgery by applying a new conservative approach.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Case report on an adult with CF who developed persistent abdominal pain due to a non-passable stricture in the right transverse colon. Histology confirmed fibrosing colonopathy.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Initially we treated the patient with prednisolone pulse therapy and additive antibiotic therapy. For maintenance therapy we administered budesonide. The patient underwent clinical, laboratory and endoscopic follow-up over a three-year period. The stricture healed and was easy to pass. A relapse in the cecum at the ileocecal valve again improved under steroid and antibiotic therapy.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>We present a novel therapeutic approach for advanced stricturing FC in an adult patient which successfully avoided surgery (right hemicolectomy) over a three year follow up.</p>http://www.eurjmedres.com/content/16/9/411fibrosing colonopathycystic fibrosiscolonic stricture |
| spellingShingle | Terheggen G Dieninghoff D Rietschel E Drebber U Kruis W Leifeld L Successful Non-Invasive treatment of stricturing fibrosing colonopathy in an adult patient European Journal of Medical Research fibrosing colonopathy cystic fibrosis colonic stricture |
| title | Successful Non-Invasive treatment of stricturing fibrosing colonopathy in an adult patient |
| title_full | Successful Non-Invasive treatment of stricturing fibrosing colonopathy in an adult patient |
| title_fullStr | Successful Non-Invasive treatment of stricturing fibrosing colonopathy in an adult patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful Non-Invasive treatment of stricturing fibrosing colonopathy in an adult patient |
| title_short | Successful Non-Invasive treatment of stricturing fibrosing colonopathy in an adult patient |
| title_sort | successful non invasive treatment of stricturing fibrosing colonopathy in an adult patient |
| topic | fibrosing colonopathy cystic fibrosis colonic stricture |
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