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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2015; 21(11): 3380-3387
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3380
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3380
Colonic sarcoidosis: Unusual onset of a systemic disease
Paola Erra, Sonia Crusco, Gianni Di Pilla, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, ASREM, “F. Veneziale” Hospital, 86070 Isernia, Italy
Loredana Nugnes, Anna Maria Pollio, Department of Pathological Anatomy and Histology: Cytodiagnostics, ASREM, “F. Veneziale” Hospital, 86070 Isernia, Italy
Giuseppe Biondi, Giovanni Vigliardi, Department of General Surgery, ASREM, “F. Veneziale” Hospital, 86070 Isernia, Italy
Author contributions: Vigliardi G and Erra P designed the report; Crusco S and Nugnes L collected the patient’s clinical data; Biondi G, Di Pilla G and Pollio AM performed the literature review; Erra P and Vigliardi G wrote the manuscript.
Ethics approval: Si comunica che in data 29/07/2014 il Comitato Eticl dell’Azienda Sanitaria Regionale del Molisc ha csaminato cd approvato I’articolo scientifico dal titolo “Unusual onset of colonic sarcoidosis a case report” redatto dai Dottori Paola Erra, Sonia Crusco, Loredana Nugnes, Anna Maria Pollio, Gianni Di Pilla, Giuseppe Biondi, Giovanni Vigliardi Dirigenti Medici in servizio presso ASREM Ospedale “F. Veneziale” di Isernia.
Informed consent: Il sottoscritto Barile Costantino, nato a Lamusei (OG), Italia, il 22.03.1955 concede il consenso al trattamento dei propri dati personali e all’utilizzo delle immagini relative alla propria patologia rilevata presso l’Ospedale “F.Veneziale” di Isernia (IS), Italia.
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Correspondence to: Paola Erra, MD, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, ASREM, “F. Veneziale” Hospital, 1 Via Sant’Ippolito, 86070 Isernia, Italy. paola.erra@libero.it
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Received: October 5, 2014
Peer-review started: October 6, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 8, 2014
Accepted: December 16, 2014
Article in press: December 16, 2014
Published online: March 21, 2015
Processing time: 164 Days and 22 Hours
Peer-review started: October 6, 2014
First decision: October 29, 2014
Revised: November 8, 2014
Accepted: December 16, 2014
Article in press: December 16, 2014
Published online: March 21, 2015
Processing time: 164 Days and 22 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Gastrointestinal tract involvement in systemic sarcoidosis is rare. This case report of a patient with gastrointestinal sarcoidosis is clinically relevant because the colonic location highlights an unusual cause of abdominal pain. This study provides an opportunity to clarify diagnostic criteria and therapeutic management for such a rare condition.