Giant pseudopolyposis causing antegrade colonic obstruction.
A case is presented in which the development of massive pseudopolyps resulted in an antegrade colonic obstruction in a patient with Crohn's disease. Problems of diagnosis and management are discussed, with emphasis on the diagnostic and therapeutic roles of endoscopy and surgery in patients with these lesions.
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Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
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D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography