POSTPARTUM AVULSION OF THE TERMINAL ILEAL WALL IN CROHN'S DISEASE |
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| Authors: | Michael J. Solomon Anand K. Deva Susan J. M. Corcoran Neil Gallagher |
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| Abstract: | A case of acute perforation of the terminal ileum induced by avulsion of the bowel wall in a segment of acutely inflamed Crohn's disease is presented. This case is unusual in that the avulsion developed after delivery following the rapid retraction of the uterus which had been compressing a small localized perforation and abscess. A review of the literature has failed to demonstrate a similar case report. |
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| Keywords: | Crohn's disease inflammatory bowel disease pregnancy surgery. |
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