Acute Appendicitis Masquerading Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome in Adult Cystic Fibrosis
Joint Authors
Patel, Hiren
Nanavati, Sushant
Kumar, Vinod
Melki, Gabriel
Michael, Patrick
Milman, Edward
Volfson, Ariy
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Overshadowed by Sino-pulmonary infections, Cystic Fibrosis (CF) commonly affects gastrointestinal organs because of secretory and motility dysfunction.
Infrequently, these changes result in Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome (DIOS), an increasingly diagnosed gastrointestinal entity in adult Cystic Fibrosis patients.
We present a case 22-year-old male who presented to our hospital with right lower quadrant abdominal pain with suspicion of acute appendicitis and was subsequently diagnosed as DIOS.
Our case highlights the importance of DIOS as one of the differential diagnosis of right lower quadrant abdominal pain in a patient with a CF, especially for physicians working at community hospitals which may not have a Cystic Fibrosis care program available.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nanavati, Sushant& Patel, Hiren& Melki, Gabriel& Kumar, Vinod& Milman, Edward& Michael, Patrick…[et al.]. 2018. Acute Appendicitis Masquerading Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome in Adult Cystic Fibrosis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nanavati, Sushant…[et al.]. Acute Appendicitis Masquerading Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome in Adult Cystic Fibrosis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Nanavati, Sushant& Patel, Hiren& Melki, Gabriel& Kumar, Vinod& Milman, Edward& Michael, Patrick…[et al.]. Acute Appendicitis Masquerading Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome in Adult Cystic Fibrosis. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143642
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143642