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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2006; 12(26): 4262-4263
Published online Jul 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i26.4262
Published online Jul 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i26.4262
Multiple small bowel ruptures due to ischemic enteritis: A case report
Stylianos Delikoukos, Gregorios Christodoulidis, Dimitrios Zacharoulis, Antigoni Poultsidi, Constantine Hatzitheofilou, Department of Surgery, Larissa University Hospital, Larissa, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Stylianos Delikoukos, MD, PhD, 9 Papa-kiriazi Str, Larissa 41 223, Greece. morfula@otenet.gr
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Received: March 2, 2006
Revised: March 15, 2006
Accepted: March 27, 2006
Published online: July 14, 2006
Revised: March 15, 2006
Accepted: March 27, 2006
Published online: July 14, 2006
Abstract
A rare case of multiple small bowel ruptures due to ischemic enteritis (ISE) is reported. The patient was admitted to the hospital with acute abdominal pain followed by bloody diarrhoeas. Preoperative colonoscopic findings were similar to those presented in Crohn’s disease. Intraoperatively, ischemic lesions and multiple ruptures were localized at the jejunum and the proximal ileum. Histopathological examination of the resected bowel segment established the diagnosis of ISE. Although ISE is not common, concurred multiple ruptures of the small bowel is a rare but actual complication.
Keywords: Multiple small bowel ruptures; Ιschemic enteritis