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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| author | Federico G Seifarth Samuel Ibrahim Steven J Spalding Janet R Reid |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-f1c749ee901c4642b9d82c83dcf384df2022-12-21T18:24:18ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAfrican Journal of Paediatric Surgery0189-67250974-59982014-01-0111326426610.4103/0189-6725.137339Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosaFederico G SeifarthSamuel IbrahimSteven J SpaldingJanet R ReidPolyarteritis 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.http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2014;volume=11;issue=3;spage=264;epage=266;aulast=SeifarthInfantile polyarteritis nodosaPANpolyarteritis nodosasmall bowel obstructionstricture |
| spellingShingle | Federico G Seifarth Samuel Ibrahim Steven J Spalding Janet R Reid Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa African Journal of Paediatric Surgery Infantile polyarteritis nodosa PAN polyarteritis nodosa small bowel obstruction stricture |
| title | Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa |
| title_full | Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa |
| title_fullStr | Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa |
| title_short | Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa |
| title_sort | intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa |
| topic | Infantile polyarteritis nodosa PAN polyarteritis nodosa small bowel obstruction stricture |
| url | http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2014;volume=11;issue=3;spage=264;epage=266;aulast=Seifarth |
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