title: [Case report of isolated Crohn's disease of the stomach presenting as plastica linitis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Crohn's disease of the stomach is rare. There is nearly always concomitant disease in the small bowel or colon. Gastric involvement occurs rarely as an isolated entity. Upper endoscopy is sensitive for detecting subtle disease but more extended lesions can mimic neoplasms such us linitis. Exégèse: A 74-year old female was admitted to hospital with abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. Upper endoscopy and radiology aspects was suspicious of gastric linitis. Multiple endoscopic biopsies of the stomach showed one granuloma, chronic inflammation and Helicobacter Pylori. Because of the importance of obstructive syndrome, the patient underwent surgery. The resected stomach concluded to a Crohn's disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through this observation, we review clinical characteristics, diagnostic difficulties and treatment options of Crohn's disease of the stomach.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro. B, La Rabta.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maàmouri
authors.forename: Imed
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cheikh
authors.forename: Naziha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Belkahla
authors.forename: Sabeur
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouaziz
authors.forename: Hajer
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ouerghi
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rahal
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ben Romdhane
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Ammar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008039:Linitis Plastica / Q000175:diagnosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis