Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient.
We report a case of small bowel ischemia secondary to sickle cell disease. Acute bowel ischemia is an uncommon presentation of patients with sickle cell disease. Historically, only a handful of cases have been reported. We also provide a summary of the literature relevant to sickle cell patients with acute bowel ischemia.
Abadin
Shabirhusain S
SS
Department of Surgery, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA.
Salazar
Mario R
MR
Zhu
Richard Y
RY
Connolly
Mark M
MM
Podbielski
Francis J
FJ