Ischemic enteritis with intestinal stenosis
Intestinal Research
;
: 89-95, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-219443
ABSTRACT
A 75-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with sudden onset of vomiting and abdominal distension. The patient was taking medication for arrhythmia. Computed tomography showed stenosis of the ileum and a small bowel dilatation on the oral side from the region of stenosis. A transnasal ileus tube was placed. Enteroclysis using contrast medium revealed an approximately 6-cm afferent tubular stenosis 10 cm from the terminal ileum and thumbprinting in the proximal bowel. Transanal double-balloon enteroscopy showed a circumferential shallow ulcer with a smooth margin and edema of the surrounding mucosa. The stenosis was so extensive that we could not perform endoscopic balloon dilation therapy. During hospitalization, the patient's nutritional status deteriorated. In response, we surgically resected the region of stenosis. Histologic examination revealed disappearance of the mucosal layer and transmural ulceration with marked fibrosis, especially in the submucosal layer. Hemosiderin staining revealed sideroferous cells in the submucosal layers. Based on the pathologic findings, the patient was diagnosed with ischemic enteritis. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful.
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Main subject:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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Ulcer
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Vomiting
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Fibrosis
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Nutritional Status
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Ileus
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Dilatation
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Edema
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Enteritis
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Intestinal Research
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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