Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1996 Feb;16(1):89-93.

A Case of Crohn's Disease with Repeated Bowel Obstruction

• Yoo TS
• Jo YI
• Heo WM
• Jo HS
• Yoo GH
• Park HS
• Jin CJ
• Seong MK

Abstract

Crohn's disease is a rare inflammatory bowel disease in Korea which requires a differential diagnosis with intestinal tuberculosis. In the early stages of Crohn's diseaae, the combiation of bowel wall edema and spasm produces intermittent obstructive manifestations, so the usual subjective symptoms were appeared long standing diarrhea, low grade fever and abdominal pain and distension. We recently experienced a case of Crohn's colitis with repeated bowel obstruction in female adult who underwent surgical resection.

Keyword

Crohn's colitis; Bowel obstruction

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Adult
Colitis
Crohn Disease*
Diagnosis, Differential
Diarrhea
Edema
Female
Fever
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Korea
Spasm
Tuberculosis