Open AccessEosinophilic enteritis presenting as a rare cause for ileo-ileal intussusception
Author(s) -
Ashok Y Kshirsagar,
Sunil Vitthalrao Jagtap,
Rajkamal Kanojiya,
Yogesh Bhupal Langade,
Sanjay Laxman Shinde,
Niraj Shekhar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i47.6444
Subject(s) - medicine , enteritis , intussusception (medical disorder) , rare disease , laparotomy , histopathology , ileal diseases , gastroenterology , eosinophilic , anastomosis , surgery , bowel obstruction , disease , pathology
Eosinophilic enteritis, a relatively rare entity, usually involves gastric antrum or proximal small bowel. Our case is rarer in its involvement of the distal small bowel and presents unusually as intussusception. The disease if diagnosed in the initial stages responds well to medical treatment but if associated with complications or misdiagnosed, surgical modality is the treatment of choice. In our case, the patient presented with acute intestinal obstruction due to intussusception and emergency laparotomy with ileoileal anastomosis was done. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis as eosinophilic enteritis. This case with such a presentation is discussed here.