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A Mouse Model of Intestinal Partial Obstruction
Published on: March 5, 2018
Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa
Federico G Seifarth1, Samuel Ibrahim, Steven J Spalding
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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.
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