title: Surgical management of localized Crohn's disease of the fourth part of the duodenum.
abstract: Upper gastrointestinal tract (gastroduodenal) Crohn's disease (CD) is an uncommon condition, occurring in about 1-5% of all CD cases. Our case was an extremely rare manifestation of CD, who presented with distal duodenal obstruction. As preoperative diagnosis was not established he underwent segmental resection and end-to-end anastomosis. Postoperative small bowel fistulae were not observed, and there was no morbidity during the follow up period. There were no disturbances in digestive function.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mozafar
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mr
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sobhiyeh
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tadayon
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khalegnejad Tabari
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Shohada-Tajrish Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bolouri
keywords: Crohn’s disease; Duodenum; Surgical management