title: Colon stricture and volvulus in a patients with scleroderma.
abstract: Gastrointestinal involvement in scleroderma is almost universal. We describe a patient with a benign stricture and volvulus of transverse colon, a life threatening but treatable complication of scleroderma bowel disease. We review the literature on colon volvulus in scleroderma and discuss the importance of recognizing this rare complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yardley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Talamini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wigley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging