title: Postpartum avulsion of the terminal ileal wall in Crohn's disease.
abstract: A case of acute perforation of the terminal ileum induced by avulsion of the bowel wall in a segment of acutely inflamed Crohn's disease is presented. This case is unusual in that the avulsion developed after delivery following the rapid retraction of the uterus which had been compressing a small localized perforation and abscess. A review of the literature has failed to demonstrate a similar case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Deva
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications