FulminantClostridium difficileEnteritis after Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastamosis | Zendy

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FulminantClostridium difficileEnteritis after Proctocolectomy and Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastamosis

Author(s) -

Elena Boland,

Jon S. Thompson

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

gastroenterology research and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1687-630X

pISSN - 1687-6121

DOI - 10.1155/2008/985658

Subject(s) - medicine , proctocolectomy , clostridium difficile , fulminant , enteritis , gastroenterology , anastomosis , pouch , colitis , ileostomy , ulcerative colitis , disease , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology

Clostridium difficile ( C. difficile ) infection of the small bowel is very rare. The disease course is more severe than that of C. difficile colitis, and the mortality is high. We present a case of C. difficile enteritis in a patient with ileal pouch-anal anastamosis (IPAA), and review previous case reports in order to better characterize this unusual condition.

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