title: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting as an obstructing cecal mass--a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The causes of colonic obstruction are protean. Less common is the diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE). EGE is more common as a cause of more proximal bowel obstruction. To our knowledge, this case represents one of the only reported cases of such a lesion causing obstruction in the cecum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shweiki
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Klena
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Colley
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bross
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Tyler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002432:Cecum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery