title: Stenosis of the large intestine complicating scleroderma and mimicking a sigmoid carcinoma.
abstract: An unusual case of scleroderma with colonic involvement mimicking sigmoid carcinoma is presented. Severe low colonic obstruction was due to stenosis of the large intestine making segmental colonic resection mandatory.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007420:Intestine, Large; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*