Scleroderma of the colon with obstruction: report of a case.
A case of a patient who had colonic obstruction caused by scleroderma is described. The obstruction initially was treated by means of a colostomy, and later subtotal colectomy was carried out. This is the fifth report of a patient with symptomatic colonic scleroderma successfully treated by colonic resection. A review of colonic scleroderma is included.
D000328:Adult; D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology