Gastroduodenal involvement in chronic granulomatous disease of childhood.
Obstruction of the gastric outlet as a complication of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is uncommon. The usual findings in a barium examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract are irregular antral mucosal folds and antral narrowing. There is typically a sharp demarcation of the affected area from the normal proximal stomach. The authors report a case of CGD of childhood in which there was diffuse gastric involvement with extension into the duodenal cap. The patient recovered with conservative therapy after a diagnostic exploratory laparotomy.
Smith
F J
FJ
Department of Radiology, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ont.
Taves
D H
DH
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology