An Uncommon Cause of a Small-Bowel Obstruction

Joint Authors

Ahsan, Samira
Al-Share, Bayan
Turk, Issam
Farra, Waseem
Zakaria, Ali H.

Source

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2017-03-12

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas.

Gastrointestinal (GI) system involvement that is clinically recognizable occurs in less than 0.9% of patients with sarcoidosis, with data revealing small intestine involvement in 0.03% of the cases.

A high index of suspension is required in patients presenting with small-bowel obstruction and previous history of sarcoidosis.

Establishing a definitive diagnosis of GI sarcoidosis depends on biopsy evidence of noncaseating granulomas, exclusion of other causes of granulomatous disease, and evidence of sarcoidosis in at least one other organ system.

Treatment of GI sarcoidosis depends on symptomatology and disease activity.

Herein, we are presenting a case of 67-year-old female patient who had acute small-bowel obstruction at the level of jejunum with postoperative histopathologic evidence of noncaseating granulomatous inflammation with multinucleated giant cells, consistent with sarcoidosis.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Zakaria, Ali H.& Al-Share, Bayan& Turk, Issam& Ahsan, Samira& Farra, Waseem. 2017. An Uncommon Cause of a Small-Bowel Obstruction. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Zakaria, Ali H.…[et al.]. An Uncommon Cause of a Small-Bowel Obstruction. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145445

American Medical Association (AMA)

Zakaria, Ali H.& Al-Share, Bayan& Turk, Issam& Ahsan, Samira& Farra, Waseem. An Uncommon Cause of a Small-Bowel Obstruction. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145445

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1145445