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Colon stricture and volvulus in a patients with scleroderma
U Haque1, J Yardley, M Talamini
1Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
The Journal of Rheumatology
|October 21, 1999
Abstract:
Gastrointestinal involvement in scleroderma is almost universal. We describe a patient with a benign stricture and volvulus of transverse colon, a life threatening but treatable complication of scleroderma bowel disease. We review the literature on colon volvulus in scleroderma and discuss the importance of recognizing this rare complication.