An Unusual Presentation of Crohn’s Disease Diagnosed Following Accidental Ingestion of Fruit Pits: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

An Unusual Presentation of Crohn’s Disease Diagnosed Following Accidental Ingestion of Fruit Pits: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

The clinical course of Crohn’s disease (CD) is often complicated by intestinal strictures, which can be fibrotic, inflammatory, or mixed, therefore leading to stenosis and eventually symptomatic obstruction. We report two cases of subclinical CD diagnosed after fruit pit ingestion, causing bowel obs...

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Main Authors: Emanuele Sinagra, Dario Raimondo, Salvatore Marco Iacopinelli, Francesca Rossi, Giuseppe Conoscenti, Maria Angela Di Maggio, Sergio Testai, Rita Alloro, Marta Marasà, Alberto Calandra, Claudia Costanza, Serena Cristofalo, Socrate Pallio, Marcello Maida, Ilaria Tarantino, Goffredo Arena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
Crohn’s disease
intestinal strictures
fruit pit
bowel obstruction
bezoars
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/12/1415

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