A fatal case of diffuse enteritis after colectomy for ulcerative colitis: a case report and review of the literature

Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Jul;109(7):1086-9. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2014.118.

Authors

Joseph D Feuerstein¹, Sveta Shah¹, Robert Najarian², Deborah Nagle³, Alan C Moss¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Surgery and Division of Colo-Rectal Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 24989103
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.118

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Colectomy / adverse effects*
Colitis, Ulcerative / surgery*
Enteritis / etiology*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Middle Aged