title: Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa.
abstract: Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic necrotising vasculitis of medium and small-sized arteries. Patients typically present with systemic symptoms. Obstructive intestinal symptoms are described but usually resolve with treatment of the underlying vascular disease. We report a case of a one year old boy with multiple ischemic small bowel strictures secondary to infantile PAN, who was treated with resection of the affected segments by single port laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Federico G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Seifarth
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Spalding
authors.forename: Janet R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed