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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

Importance of high suspicion of intestinal perforation in blunt abdominal injury in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Nadia El-Diaz, Meera Goutham, Hemant Sheth

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nadia El-DiazDepartment of Surgery, Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Rd, Southall, London UB1 3HW, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9711-9803
Meera GouthamDepartment of Surgery, Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Rd, Southall, London UB1 3HW, United Kingdom.
Hemant ShethDepartment of Surgery, Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Rd, Southall, London UB1 3HW, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Estimated to affect 3 million individuals in Europe alone, Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease causing transmural inflammation throughout the gastrointestinal tract. We describe the case of a patient with a known background of Crohn's disease who presented with abdominal pain following blunt abdominal trauma after a hit and run where initial diagnosis of perforation was missed on pan-computed tomography, however, diagnosis was made early due to high clinical suspicion of perforation. This suggests that current diagnostic imaging can be inaccurate, leading to delays where urgent surgery is otherwise indicated which is a cause for concern. Herein, we emphasize the importance of a high index of suspicion for perforation in patients with blunt abdominal trauma, especially where there is underlying bowel disease.

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computed tomographyCrohn’s diseaseperforationtrauma

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PMID39391202
PMCPMC11465403

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