Intra-abdominal abscess in Crohn's disease: a case report.
Inflammatory bowel disease is uncommon in Thailand. The authors report a case of Crohn's disease in a 47-year-old Thai female. The patient presented with a three-week history suggestive of an appendiceal abscess requiring an operation. The intra-operative findings of a lesion involving the terminal ileum and cecum, necessitated a right hemicolectomy to rule out reliably the presence of malignancy. Pathologic examination of the specimen suggested Crohn's disease.
Department of Surgery, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pusit
P
Fuengfoo
Shinnawat
S
Wisutthipat
Wichai
W
Vassanasiri
Phaibul
P
Punyarit
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans