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Article: Recurrent intussusception, coeliac disease and cholelithiasis: A unique combination.(Case Report)
- Article from:
- Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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Byline: C. Sinha, N. Haider, W. Zaw, S. Nour
Authors report an 11-month-old female child, who presented with recurrent episodes of colicky abdominal pain and diarrhea. An abdominal ultrasound revealed small bowel intussusception. She was also noted to have a thick walled gall bladder and a solitary gallstone. Further investigations confirmed the diagnosis of coeliac disease. The combination of small bowel intussusception, coeliac disease and cholelithiasis is unique and has not been reported in the literature.
Introduction
The association of small bowel intussusception and celiac disease is rare, but known.[sup] [1],[2],[3] However, a ...