Churg-Strauss Syndrome Leading to Small Bowel Infarction: An Unusual Case of Abdominal Pain in a Young Patient
A 33-year-old man with a history of severe asthma presented to the emergency department with a week-long history of severe unrelenting abdominal pain, nausea and decreased appetite. He was admitted to hospital, and routine gastrointestinal investigations were performed, which did not elucidate the c...
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| author | Sunil Sookram Camille Hancock-Friesen JP Ferguson Terry Sosnowski Laurie JM Russell |
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| description | A 33-year-old man with a history of severe asthma presented to the emergency department with a week-long history of severe unrelenting abdominal pain, nausea and decreased appetite. He was admitted to hospital, and routine gastrointestinal investigations were performed, which did not elucidate the cause of his abdominal pain. Exploratory laparotomy demonstrated patchy infarction of the entire small bowel, characteristic of Churg-Strauss syndrome. The patient subsequently underwent 12 separate laparotomies to salvage surviving small bowel. The patient is maintained on total parenteral nutrition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2906ae4be98c48ecbfe2f3bfef5605402025-08-20T02:03:51ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001998-01-0112321922210.1155/1998/232604Churg-Strauss Syndrome Leading to Small Bowel Infarction: An Unusual Case of Abdominal Pain in a Young PatientSunil Sookram0Camille Hancock-Friesen1JP Ferguson2Terry Sosnowski3Laurie JM Russell4Division of Emergency Medicine and Department of General Surgery, University of Alberta, CanadaDivision of Emergency Medicine and Department of General Surgery, University of Alberta, CanadaRoyal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Emergency Medicine and Department of General Surgery, University of Alberta, CanadaDivision of Emergency Medicine and Department of General Surgery, University of Alberta, CanadaA 33-year-old man with a history of severe asthma presented to the emergency department with a week-long history of severe unrelenting abdominal pain, nausea and decreased appetite. He was admitted to hospital, and routine gastrointestinal investigations were performed, which did not elucidate the cause of his abdominal pain. Exploratory laparotomy demonstrated patchy infarction of the entire small bowel, characteristic of Churg-Strauss syndrome. The patient subsequently underwent 12 separate laparotomies to salvage surviving small bowel. The patient is maintained on total parenteral nutrition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/232604 |
| spellingShingle | Sunil Sookram Camille Hancock-Friesen JP Ferguson Terry Sosnowski Laurie JM Russell Churg-Strauss Syndrome Leading to Small Bowel Infarction: An Unusual Case of Abdominal Pain in a Young Patient Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Churg-Strauss Syndrome Leading to Small Bowel Infarction: An Unusual Case of Abdominal Pain in a Young Patient |
| title_full | Churg-Strauss Syndrome Leading to Small Bowel Infarction: An Unusual Case of Abdominal Pain in a Young Patient |
| title_fullStr | Churg-Strauss Syndrome Leading to Small Bowel Infarction: An Unusual Case of Abdominal Pain in a Young Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Churg-Strauss Syndrome Leading to Small Bowel Infarction: An Unusual Case of Abdominal Pain in a Young Patient |
| title_short | Churg-Strauss Syndrome Leading to Small Bowel Infarction: An Unusual Case of Abdominal Pain in a Young Patient |
| title_sort | churg strauss syndrome leading to small bowel infarction an unusual case of abdominal pain in a young patient |
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