title: Multiple surgical interventions due to recurrent intussusception in a patient with henoch-schönlein purpura: a case report.
abstract: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) are common and occur in about two-thirds of patients. Surgical complications, while uncommon, are potentially severe. The preoperative diagnosis is based mainly on a high index of suspicion leading to imaging studies that may include abdominal sonography. We describe here the first case of a patient who developed recurrent intussusception attributed to HSP that led to repeated surgical interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. tomor2304@yahoo.com
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zmora
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications*; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007080:Ileocecal Valve; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000379:methods; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence