title: Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: Shabirhusain S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Abadin
authors.forename: Mario R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Salazar
authors.forename: Richard Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Mark M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: Francis J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Podbielski