These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Granulomatous appendicitis progressing to Crohn's disease with bleeding complication.
    Author: Ho P, Law WL, Choy C, Chan GS, Chu KW.
    Journal: ANZ J Surg; 2003 Jul; 73(7):554-6. PubMed ID: 12864840.
    Abstract:
    Granulomatous appendicitis can be idiopathic or due to a number of specific causes. Idiopathic granulomatous appendicitis is regarded as a separate disease entity and usually has a benign course. We report on a case of granulomatous appendicitis, which progressed to fulminant Crohn's colitis shortly after appendicectomy. During the treatment with intravenous steroid, torrential gastro-intestinal bleeding developed and emergency subtotal colectomy had to be performed. The clinical and histological features of the case are presented and the literature on granulomatous appendicitis reviewed.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]