An Unusual Case of Obstruction Due to Colonic Intussusception in a Scleroderma Patient

Kristina N Katz; Kevin Skole; Jean M Fede

doi:10.14309/crj.2014.75

An Unusual Case of Obstruction Due to Colonic Intussusception in a Scleroderma Patient

ACG Case Rep J. 2014 Oct 10;2(1):30-2. doi: 10.14309/crj.2014.75. eCollection 2014 Oct.

Authors

Kristina N Katz¹, Kevin Skole², Jean M Fede³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
² Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, Plainsboro, NJ.
³ Department of Pathology, University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, Plainsboro, NJ.

Abstract

Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems, including the gastrointestinal tract. Intussusception, the telescoping of the bowel that can lead to intestinal obstruction, is an uncommon phenomenon in adults. We report the first case of sigmoid intussusception in a patient with scleroderma.

Publication types

Case Reports