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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2014; 20(29): 9990-9997
Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9990
Published online Aug 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9990
Immune-mediated or inflammatory |
Crohn’s disease (CD) |
Celiac disease or gluten-sensitive enteropathy (GSE) |
Collagenous sprue |
Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) |
Infections |
Viral: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
Bacteria: Salmonella paratyphi, mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Parasites: Ascaris lumbricoides |
Protozoa: Entameba histolytica |
Drugs and biological agents |
NSAIDs: Indomethacin |
Enteric-coated potassium chloride |
Chemotherapy (?steroids) |
Monoclonal antibodies: Bevicuzimab |
Congenital |
Meckel’s diverticulum |
Jejunal or ileal duplications |
Metabolic |
Homocystinuria |
Vascular |
Wegener’s granulomatosis |
Giant cell arteritis |
Allergic granulomatous arteritis (i.e., Churg-Strauss syndrome) |
Henoch-schonlein purpura |
Buerger’s disease |
Atherosclerotic vascular occlusion |
Radiation-induced vascular injury |
Neoplasm |
Primary (adenocarcinoma, EATCL, angiosarcoma) |
Secondary (melanoma, breast, mesothelioma, lung) |
- Citation: Freeman HJ. Spontaneous free perforation of the small intestine in adults. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(29): 9990-9997
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i29/9990.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i29.9990