Acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease: A case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A child suffering from undiag...
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| author | Christianakis Efstratios Pashalidis Nikolaos Kokkinou Stavroula Pitiakoudis Michael Mplevrakis Evangelos Chorti Maria Rizos Spiros Filippou Dimitrios |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The coexistence of an intestinal pseudopolyp with undiagnosed Crohn's disease may be the cause of acute abdominal obstruction in children.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d07fbe7ea2ba4eee9e8ca27196ddad1e2022-12-22T02:45:51ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472008-02-01215410.1186/1752-1947-2-54Acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease: A case reportChristianakis EfstratiosPashalidis NikolaosKokkinou StavroulaPitiakoudis MichaelMplevrakis EvangelosChorti MariaRizos SpirosFilippou Dimitrios<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The coexistence of an intestinal pseudopolyp with undiagnosed Crohn's disease may be the cause of acute abdominal obstruction in children.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/54 |
| spellingShingle | Christianakis Efstratios Pashalidis Nikolaos Kokkinou Stavroula Pitiakoudis Michael Mplevrakis Evangelos Chorti Maria Rizos Spiros Filippou Dimitrios Acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease: A case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | Acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease: A case report |
| title_full | Acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease: A case report |
| title_short | Acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease: A case report |
| title_sort | acute jejunoileal obstruction due to a pseudopolyp in a child with undiagnosed crohn disease a case report |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/54 |
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