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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2009; 15(32): 4075-4076
Published online Aug 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4075
Published online Aug 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4075
An adult case of celiac sprue triggered after an ileal resection for perforated Meckel’s diverticulum
Firdevs Topal, Department of Gastroenterology, Çankiri State Hospital, Cankiri Devlet Hastanesi, 18200 Cankiri, Turkey
Sabiye Akbulut, Department of Gastroenterology, Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Education and Research Hospital, Kartal Kosuyolu Devlet Hastanesi, 34846 Istanbul, Turkey
Ismail Cagatay Topcu, Department of Surgery, Cankiri State Hospital, Cankiri Devlet Hastanesi, 18200 Cankiri, Turkey
Yasemin Dolek, Department of Pathology, Cankiri State Hospital, Cankiri Devlet Hastanesi, 18200 Cankiri, Turkey
Ozlem Yonem, Department of Gastroenterology, Cumhuriyet University, Cumhuriyet Universitesi Hastanesi, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
Author contributions: Topal F designed and performed the research; Topal F, Topcu IC, and Dolek Y performed the research; Akbulut S analyzed the data and wrote the paper; Yonem O also wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Ozlem Yonem, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Cumhuriyet University, Cumhuriyet Universitesi Hastanesi, 58140 Sivas, Turkey. ozlemyonem@gmail.com
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Received: May 31, 2009
Revised: July 20, 2009
Accepted: July 27, 2009
Published online: August 28, 2009
Revised: July 20, 2009
Accepted: July 27, 2009
Published online: August 28, 2009
Abstract
Celiac disease can be triggered by upper abdominal surgery, such as vagotomy, oesophagectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy, and gastrojejunal anastomosis. Here we report a case of a 24 year-old woman who developed celiac disease after an ileal resection for perforated Meckel’s diverticula. This is the first reported celiac case that has been triggered, not by upper abdominal surgery, but after ileal resection for Meckel’s diverticula.
Keywords: Celiac disease; Meckel’s diverticula; Ileal resection