Open AccessIntestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa
Author(s) -
Federico G. Seifarth,
Samuel Ibrahim,
Steven J. Spalding,
Janet R. Reid
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.137339
Subject(s) - medicine , polyarteritis nodosa , vasculitis , systemic vasculitis , surgery , disease , gastroenterology
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic necrotising vasculitis of medium and small-sized arteries. Patients typically present with systemic symptoms. Obstructive intestinal symptoms are described but usually resolve with treatment of the underlying vascular disease. We report a case of a one year old boy with multiple ischemic small bowel strictures secondary to infantile PAN, who was treated with resection of the affected segments by single port laparoscopy.