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Lymphocytic colitis presenting as intestinal obstruction: a rare case report

Publication Type : Journal Article

Publisher : International Surgery Journal

Source : International Surgery Journal, March 2020. Volume 7, Issue 3: Page 895-897

Url : https://www.ijsurgery.com/index.php/isj/article/view/5594

Campus : Faridabad

Year : 2020

Abstract : Lymphocytic colitis is a rare syndrome of watery diarrhoea, normal colonoscopy findings and mucosal inflammation. The patient does not present with bloody diarrhoea as there is no mucosal ulceration. A 30-year-old male presented with complaints of pain abdomen for 6 months. Ultrasound showed oedematous ileo-cecal junction with ileocolic lymphadenopathy which was managed with antibiotics. He presented again with symptoms of intestinal obstruction in the following month. On laparotomy, there was ileo-cecal thickening for which right hemicolectomy was done. The biopsy report came as lymphocytic colitis. This is a very rare presentation for a case of lymphocytic colitis.

Cite this Research Publication : International Surgery Journal. Lymphocytic colitis presenting as intestinal obstruction: a rare case report. Dr Deepak G. Udapudi, Dr Keerthen Mahendran, Dr Seeramreddi Sandeep.March 2020. Volume 7, Issue 3: Page 895-897

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