Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa

Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic necrotising vasculitis of medium and small-sized arteries. Patients typically present with systemic symptoms. Obstructive intestinal symptoms are described but usually resolve with treatment of the underlying vascular disease. We report a case of a one y...

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Main Authors:	Federico G Seifarth, Samuel Ibrahim, Steven J Spalding, Janet R Reid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:	African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:	Infantile polyarteritis nodosa PAN polyarteritis nodosa small bowel obstruction stricture
Online Access:	http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2014;volume=11;issue=3;spage=264;epage=266;aulast=Seifarth

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spelling	doaj-f1c749ee901c4642b9d82c83dcf384df2020-11-24T23:19:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAfrican Journal of Paediatric Surgery0189-67250974-59982014-01-0111326426610.4103/0189-6725.137339Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosaFederico G SeifarthSamuel IbrahimSteven J SpaldingJanet R ReidPolyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic necrotising vasculitis of medium and small-sized arteries. Patients typically present with systemic symptoms. Obstructive intestinal symptoms are described but usually resolve with treatment of the underlying vascular disease. We report a case of a one year old boy with multiple ischemic small bowel strictures secondary to infantile PAN, who was treated with resection of the affected segments by single port laparoscopy.http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2014;volume=11;issue=3;spage=264;epage=266;aulast=SeifarthInfantile polyarteritis nodosaPANpolyarteritis nodosasmall bowel obstructionstricture
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author	Federico G Seifarth Samuel Ibrahim Steven J Spalding Janet R Reid
spellingShingle	Federico G Seifarth Samuel Ibrahim Steven J Spalding Janet R Reid Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa African Journal of Paediatric Surgery Infantile polyarteritis nodosa PAN polyarteritis nodosa small bowel obstruction stricture
author_facet	Federico G Seifarth Samuel Ibrahim Steven J Spalding Janet R Reid
author_sort	Federico G Seifarth
title	Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa
title_short	Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa
title_full	Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa
title_fullStr	Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa
title_full_unstemmed	Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa
title_sort	intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
issn	0189-6725 0974-5998
publishDate	2014-01-01
description	Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) is a rare systemic necrotising vasculitis of medium and small-sized arteries. Patients typically present with systemic symptoms. Obstructive intestinal symptoms are described but usually resolve with treatment of the underlying vascular disease. We report a case of a one year old boy with multiple ischemic small bowel strictures secondary to infantile PAN, who was treated with resection of the affected segments by single port laparoscopy.
topic	Infantile polyarteritis nodosa PAN polyarteritis nodosa small bowel obstruction stricture
url	http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2014;volume=11;issue=3;spage=264;epage=266;aulast=Seifarth
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Intestinal obstruction secondary to infantile polyarteritis nodosa

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