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CASE REPORT: Idiopathic localized dilatation of the ileum. A rare cause of gastrointestinal haemorrhage in an adult
Author(s) -
SIMPSON SCOTT,
HOLLINSHEAD JOHN,
KATELARIS PETER H
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.1998.01787.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ileum , enteroscopy , occult , gastrointestinal bleeding , gastroenterology , barium meal , endoscopy , pathology , alternative medicine
A case of idiopathic localized dilatation of the ileum presenting in adulthood and associated with small bowel malrotation, ulceration and bleeding is described. To our knowledge, this is the first such report of this combination of features. The diagnosis was made using a small bowel barium study and intra‐operative enteroscopy. Idiopathic localized dilatation of the ileum with ulceration should be considered as a rare small intestinal cause of occult or frank gastrointestinal blood loss in children or young adults.