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Perforation in Crohn's disease of the small bowel
Author(s) -
Ferraro Vincent,
Hunt Phillip S.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1984.tb103907.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , crohn's disease , peritonitis , anastomosis , surgery , bowel obstruction , bowel resection , disease , bowel perforation , gastroenterology , complication , materials science , punching , metallurgy
During a five‐year period, three patients with general peritonitis, secondary to perforation of the small bowel in Crohn's disease, were successfully treated by resection and primary anastomosis. During this period, 30 patients presented with small bowel or ileocaecal Crohn's disease. The possibility of perforation should be considered when evaluating the need for surgery in patients with Crohn's disease with symptoms of obstruction.