Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic necrotising vasculitis of medium and small-sized arteries. Patients typically present with systemic symptoms. Obstructive intestinal symptoms are described but usually resolve with treatment of the underlying vascular disease. We report a case of a one y...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Paediatric Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2014;volume=11;issue=3;spage=264;epage=266;aulast=Seifarth |
| Summary: | Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic necrotising vasculitis of medium and small-sized arteries. Patients typically present with systemic symptoms. Obstructive intestinal symptoms are described but usually resolve with treatment of the underlying vascular disease. We report a case of a one year old boy with multiple ischemic small bowel strictures secondary to infantile PAN, who was treated with resection of the affected segments by single port laparoscopy. |
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| ISSN: | 0189-6725 0974-5998 |