A case of short bowel syndrome resulted by jejunoileal resection for Crohn's disease with massive hemorrhage

Yasuhisa Sakata, Ryuichi Iwakiri, Seiji Tsunada, Atsushi Kikkawa, Hibiki Otani, Ryo Shimoda, Hiroyuki Sakata, Kanako Yamaguti, Takehiro Fujise, Takao Ohtuka, Yuji Nakafusa, Kohji Miyazaki, Shigehisa Aoki, Kazuma Fujimoto

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Abstract

A 65-year-old man was admitted with a history of blood stools. He presented with sudden onset of massive hemorrhage and developed shock. Gastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy and angiography revealed no obvious bleeding points. For recurrent bleeding he was taken to surgery. Endoscopical examination in operation revealed changes characteristic of Crohn's disease from jejunum to ileum, 50cm proximal to the ileocecal valve, and then this portion was resected. Glutamine-enriched enterai nutrition led him to early weaning from total parenteral nutrition. Massive hemorrhage in Crohn's disease is rare. Those patients generally received operation and consequently develop short-bowel syndrome. As our experience, glutamine is one of the effective materials which can promote remnant intestinal adaptation in short bowel patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2780-2785
Number of pages6
JournalGASTROENTEROLOGICAL ENDOSCOPY
Volume48
Issue number12
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 2006

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Gastroenterology

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