We present the case of an elderly woman who devel- oped a bowel perforation related to pneumatosis intes- tinalis, 33 years after a jejuno-ileal bypass for severe obesity. Final histological examination revealed the presence of dysplasia in the resected specimen. On the basis of our case and a review of the literature, we discuss the etiopathogenesis, the clinical aspects and the treatment of this rare condition.
Dysplasia in perforated intestinal pneumatosis complicating a previous jejuno-ileal bypass: a cautionary note.
PORTOLANI, Nazario;BAIOCCHI, Gian Luca;
2009-01-01
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We present the case of an elderly woman who devel- oped a bowel perforation related to pneumatosis intes- tinalis, 33 years after a jejuno-ileal bypass for severe obesity. Final histological examination revealed the presence of dysplasia in the resected specimen. On the basis of our case and a review of the literature, we discuss the etiopathogenesis, the clinical aspects and the treatment of this rare condition.File in questo prodotto:
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