Journals / İstanbul Medical Journal / 2015 / Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 1

Crohn's Disease Presenting as Acute Appendicitis, Case Series

Akut Apandisit Şeklinde Prezente Olan Crohn Hastalığı, Olgu Serisi

Pages
10–13
Publication Date
2022-10-19
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Particularly, people without a history of the illness may come to us with such a clinical condition in the first episode; therefore, this situation should not be ignored.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Crohn's disease can be observed in younger patients and may present with a clinical condition such as acute appendicitis.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: Patients who were admitted with the signs of acute abdomen and underwent surgery between 2009 and 2013 were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Particularly, people without a history of the illness may come to us with such a clinical condition in the first episode; therefore, this situation should not be ignored.
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Objective: Crohn's disease can be observed in younger patients and may present with a clinical condition such as acute appendicitis. In this study, we aimed to investigate acute abdominal conditions that were caused by the first attack of Crohn's disease. Methods: Patients who were admitted with the signs of acute abdomen and underwent surgery between 2009 and 2013 were included in the study. Patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease based on intraoperative findings and postoperative evaluations were included in the study. Patient demographics, findings about Crohn's disease, and follow-up data were recorded. Results: During the study period, 736 patients who had acute abdomen and a preliminary diagnosis of acute appendicitis were operated, and four of them (0.5%) were diagnosed with Crohn's disease at the peroperative or postoperative period. Two of the patients were male and the others were female; the mean age was 36 years (28-45 years). Perioperative inflammatory cecal mass and local abscesses were observed in one patient and drainage was performed. Only appendectomy was performed in the other three patients, and postoperative enterocutaneous fistula was observed in two of them. Intestinal resection was performed in one of the patient with fistula, and the other responded well to medical treatment. Conclusion: Crohn's disease may present as acute abdomen. Particularly, people without a history of the illness may come to us with such a clinical condition in the first episode; therefore, this situation should not be ignored.

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Amaç: Crohn hastalığı genç yaşlarda görülebilmekte ve akut apandisit ile karışabilecek bir klinik ile karşımıza çıkabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada Crohn hastalığının ilk atağında olabilecek akut karın durumlarını irdelemeyi amaçladık. Yöntemler: Akut karın nedeniyle 2009-2013 yılları arasında ameliyat edilen olgular tarandı. Ameliyat sırasında veya sonrasında tetkikler ile Crohn hastalığı saptanan olgular çalışmaya alındı. Hastaların demografik verileri ve Crohn hastalığına ait bulguları ve hastaların takipleri kayıt edildi. Bulgular: Çalışma döneminde akut karın saptanan ve akut apandisit ön tanısı ameliyat edilen 736 olgunun dört tanesi (%0,5) ameliyat esnasında veya sonrasındaki incelemeler ile Crohn hastalığı tanısı aldı. Hastaların ikisi erkek, ikisi kadın olup yaş ortalaması 36 (28-45) idi. Bir hastada ameliyat esnasında çekal inflamatuar kitle ve lokal apse görüldü, drenaj yapıldı. Diğer üç hastada sadece apendektomi yapıldı ve ameliyat sonrası dönemde iki hastada enterokutanöz fistül gözlendi. Fistül gelişen bir olguya barsak rezeksiyon yapıldı, diğeri medikal tedaviye cevap verdi. Sonuç: Crohn hastalığı akut karın olarak karşımıza çıkabilmektedir. Özellikle daha önce hastalık öyküsü olmayan kişilerin ilk ataklarında böyle bir klinik ile karşımıza gelebileceği göz ardı edilmemelidir.

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KINACI, E., DİNÇEL, O., PEKTAŞ, B., BAŞAK, F. (2022). Crohn's Disease Presenting as Acute Appendicitis, Case Series. İstanbul Medical Journal, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 1, 10–13. https://ajindex.com/articles/552143

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