Colon stricture and volvulus in a patients with scleroderma.
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.
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Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
Yardley
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Talamini
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Wigley
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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