Stenosis of the large intestine complicating scleroderma and mimicking a sigmoid carcinoma.
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.
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*