Case report: "Popcorn" dystrophic ileal calcification in a patient with Crohn's disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2003 Jan;9(1):25-7
Date
03/27/2003Pubmed ID
12656134DOI
10.1097/00054725-200301000-00004Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0037242240 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Small bowel calcification is a rare finding, often associated with chronic infection or small intestinal neoplasms. The authors report a patient who developed dystrophic ileal calcification in the setting of medically refractory Crohn's disease. The patient had longstanding, obstructive ileal Crohn's disease, treated with corticosteroids for a 10-year period. Diffuse terminal ileal calcification was evident on radiographic studies, including plain films as well as abdominal CT scan. The patient underwent successful resection of the diseased segment of small bowel and has done well over the ensuing 3-year period. Dystrophic calcification is a rare complication of long-standing chronic inflammation in Crohn's disease that may occur in the absence of adenocarcinoma or chronic infection.
Author List
Prajapati DN, Kim JP, Spinelli KS, Sudakoff G, Stewart ET, Komorowski RA, Telford GL, Binion DGMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
CalcinosisCrohn Disease
Humans
Ileal Diseases
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
