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Amadu M, Soldera J. Duodenal Crohn's disease: Case report and systematic review. World J Methodol 2024; 14:88619. [PMID: 38577197 PMCID: PMC10989410 DOI: 10.5662/wjm.v14.i1.88619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis, microscopic colitis, and Crohn's disease (CD), has a global impact. This review focuses on duodenal CD (DCD), a rare subtype affecting the duodenum. DCD's rarity and asymptomatic nature create diagnostic challenges, impacting prognosis and patient well-being. Delayed diagnosis can worsen DCD outcomes. AIM To report a rare case of DCD and to discuss the diagnostic challenges and its implications on prognosis. METHODS A systematic literature search, following the PRISMA statement, was conducted. Relevant studies were identified and analysed using specific Medical Subject Terms (MeSH) from PubMed/MEDLINE, American Journal of Gastroenterology, and the University of South Wales database. Data collection included information from radiology scans, endoscopy procedures, biopsies, and histopathology results. RESULTS The review considered 8 case reports and 1 observational study, involving 44 participants diagnosed with DCD, some of whom developed complications due to delayed diagnosis. Various diagnostic methods were employed, as there is no gold standard workup for DCD. Radiology scans [magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and upper gastrointestinal X-ray], endoscopy procedures (colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy), biopsies, and clinical suspicions were utilized. CONCLUSION This review discusses DCD diagnosis challenges and the roles of CT, MRI, and fluoroscopy. It notes their limitations and compares findings with endoscopy and histopathology studies. Further research is needed to improve diagnosis, emphasizing scan interpretation, endoscopy procedures, and biopsies, especially in high-risk patients during routine endoscopy.
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- Muniratu Amadu
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of South Wales, Cardiff CF37 1DL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of South Wales, Cardiff CF37 1DL, United Kingdom
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Zhang J, Li Y, Diao Y, Da B, Wang Z. Long-Term Outcome of Endoscopic Balloon Dilation for Duodenal Crohn's Disease-Associated Strictures. Dig Dis Sci 2021; 66:3570-3577. [PMID: 33159272 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06675-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Duodenal Crohn's disease (CD) is rare and may present with obstructive symptoms, and few reports have focused on endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) for duodenal CD-associated strictures. AIMS To evaluate the efficacy and safety of EBD for duodenal CD-associated strictures. METHODS Patients with duodenal CD-associated strictures who underwent EBD were recruited. The clinical date, stricture characteristics, number of EBDs, dilation diameter, complications, surgical interventions, and follow-up periods were recorded. Patients were also divided into a serial dilation group and a nonserial dilation group to analyze the efficacy and safety of serial EBD for duodenal strictures. RESULTS A total of 54 patients with duodenal CD-associated strictures underwent a total of 153 dilations. Technical success was achieved in 98.69% (151/153) of cases. The short-term efficacy at 1 month and 2 months was 100%. At a median follow-up period of 223 days (range 30-866), 11 patients underwent surgery, and the total clinical efficacy was 79.63% (43/54). No difference in the safety or efficacy was noted between the serial dilation group and the nonserial dilation group. The median surgery-free survival of 507 days (range 170-857) and the median recurrence-free survival of 215 days (range 30-866) in the serial dilation group were significantly longer than those in the nonserial dilation group (185.5 days (range 73-275) and 124 days (range 30-699), respectively). CONCLUSIONS EBD is a safe and effective treatment for duodenal CD-associated strictures. Serial dilations could delay recurrence and surgical intervention but did not change the long-term outcome or prevent surgery.
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- Juanjuan Zhang
- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital, No. 305 East Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China.
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Cicero G, Mazziotti S. Crohn's disease at radiological imaging: focus on techniques and intestinal tract. Intest Res 2020; 19:365-378. [PMID: 33232590 PMCID: PMC8566824 DOI: 10.5217/ir.2020.00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Over recent years, inflammatory bowel diseases have become an issue of increased attention in daily clinical practice, due to both a rising incidence and improved imaging capability in detection. In particular, the diagnosis of Crohn's disease is based on clinical picture, laboratory tests and colonoscopy with biopsy. However, colonoscopic evaluation is limited to the mucosal layer. Thus, imaging modalities play a pivotal role in enriching the clinical picture, delivering information on intestinal and extraintestinal involvement. All the imaging modalities can be employed in evaluation of Crohn's disease patients, each of them with specific strengths as well as limitations. In this wide selection, the choice of a proper diagnostic framework can be challenging for the clinician. Therefore, the aim of this work is to offer an overview of the different imaging techniques, with brief technical details and diagnostic potential related to each intestinal tract.
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- Giuseppe Cicero
- Section of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Section of Radiological Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Appel KL, Wang L, Xi D, Bhardwaj V. Isolated Severe Stricturing Duodenal Crohn Disease in a Pediatric Patient. JPGN REPORTS 2020; 1:e003. [PMID: 37206610 PMCID: PMC10191493 DOI: 10.1097/pg9.0000000000000003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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- Keren L. Appel
- From the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Los Angeles, California
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- From the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Los Angeles, California
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- From the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Los Angeles, California
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- From the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Los Angeles, California
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Avalueva EB, Bakulin IG, Sitkin SI, Vorobyev SL, Belyakov IA, Trushnikova NA, Karpeeva YS. Crohn’s disease with isolated gastric involvement as an example of a rare disease phenotype: a clinical case. ALMANAC OF CLINICAL MEDICINE 2019; 47:592-602. [DOI: 10.18786/2072-0505-2019-47-074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Crohn's disease (CD), along with ulcerative colitis, is one of the predominant nosological forms of inflammatory bowel diseases. In CD, any part of the gastrointestinal tract can be affected; however, the process is commonly associated with terminal ileum or colon involvement. CD cases with isolated or mixed involvement of upper gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, and duodenum) are rare and least studied types of the disease. In isolated stomach involvement, the complaints are non-specific and include epigastric pain, gastric dyspepsia, early satiety, decreased appetite, and nausea. Isolated CD of upper gastrointestinal tract can be diagnosed after comprehensive work-up and always requires a high diagnostic level, including clinical, endoscopic and morphological one. We present a clinical case of CD with isolated stomach involvement in a 62-year-old woman. The diagnosis was confirmed by the histopathological findings of an epithelioid cell granuloma in the gastric antrum. Treatment with systemic corticosteroids reduced the disease clinical activity and improved the histological characteristics of the gastric biopsy sampled obtained by endoscopy. In this clinical case, there were specific macroscopic gastric lesions found at endoscopy in CD patients with upper gastrointestinal tract involvement, which is characterized by thickened longitudinal folding and linear grooves. This type of lesion has been described in the literature as “bamboo joint-like appearance”.Conclusion: Comprehensive assessment of clinical manifestations, endoscopic and histopathological specific features is crucial for the timely diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- E. B. Avalueva
- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov;
Diagnostic Center with Clinic
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- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
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- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov;
State Research Institute of Highly Pure Biopreparations;
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
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Schwartzberg DM, Brandstetter S, Grucela AL. Crohn's Disease of the Esophagus, Duodenum, and Stomach. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2019; 32:231-242. [PMID: 31275069 PMCID: PMC6606321 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1683850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Upper gastrointestinal Crohn's is an under-reported, under-recognized phenotype of Crohn's disease. Routine screening in the pediatric population has shown a higher prevalence compared with adults; however, most adult patients remain asymptomatic with respect to upper gastrointestinal Crohn's disease. For the patients who are symptomatic, medical treatment is the first line of management, except for cases of obstruction, perforation, or bleeding. Though most patients respond to medical therapy, mainly steroids, with the addition of immunomodulators and more recently biologics agents, surgical intervention is usually required only for obstructing gastroduodenal disease secondary to strictures. Strictureplasty and bypass are safe operations with comparable morbidity, although bypass has higher rates of dumping syndrome and marginal ulceration in the long term. Rare cases of gastroduodenal fistulous disease from active distal disease may involve the stomach or duodenum, and esophageal Crohn's disease can fistulize to surrounding structures in the mediastinum which may require the highly morbid esophagectomy.
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- David M. Schwartzberg
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York
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Brown SR, Fearnhead NS, Faiz OD, Abercrombie JF, Acheson AG, Arnott RG, Clark SK, Clifford S, Davies RJ, Davies MM, Douie WJP, Dunlop MG, Epstein JC, Evans MD, George BD, Guy RJ, Hargest R, Hawthorne AB, Hill J, Hughes GW, Limdi JK, Maxwell-Armstrong CA, O'Connell PR, Pinkney TD, Pipe J, Sagar PM, Singh B, Soop M, Terry H, Torkington J, Verjee A, Walsh CJ, Warusavitarne JH, Williams AB, Williams GL, Wilson RG. The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland consensus guidelines in surgery for inflammatory bowel disease. Colorectal Dis 2018; 20 Suppl 8:3-117. [PMID: 30508274 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIM There is a requirement of an expansive and up to date review of surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can dovetail with the medical guidelines produced by the British Society of Gastroenterology. METHODS Surgeons who are members of the ACPGBI with a recognised interest in IBD were invited to contribute various sections of the guidelines. They were directed to produce a procedure based document using literature searches that were systematic, comprehensible, transparent and reproducible. Levels of evidence were graded. An editorial board was convened to ensure consistency of style, presentation and quality. Each author was asked to provide a set of recommendations which were evidence based and unambiguous. These recommendations were submitted to the whole guideline group and scored. They were then refined and submitted to a second vote. Only those that achieved >80% consensus at level 5 (strongly agree) or level 4 (agree) after 2 votes were included in the guidelines. RESULTS All aspects of surgical care for IBD have been included along with 157 recommendations for management. CONCLUSION These guidelines provide an up to date and evidence based summary of the current surgical knowledge in the management of IBD and will serve as a useful practical text for clinicians performing this type of surgery.
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- S R Brown
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- St Mark's Hospital, Middlesex, Harrow, UK
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- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Patient Liaison Group, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK
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- St Mark's Hospital, Middlesex, Harrow, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Morriston Hospital, Morriston, Swansea, UK
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK
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- The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Patient Liaison Group, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK
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- Crohn's and Colitis UK, St Albans, UK
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- Patient Liaison Group, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, UK
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- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Arrowe Park Hospital, Upton, UK
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- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Abstract
Symptomatic duodenal Crohn's disease (CD) is an uncommon disease presentation, especially in isolation. The most common duodenal disease phenotype is stricturing disease rather than inflammatory or perforating. Most patients are asymptomatic and are therefore diagnosed incidentally by cross-sectional imaging or endoscopy. Medical management includes proton pump inhibitor therapy and immunosuppressive therapy including corticosteroids, immunomodulatory therapy, and biologic therapy. Symptomatic strictures can often be treated medically or endoscopically, and do not always require surgery. Surgical options include resection with primary anastomosis, bypass with a gastrojejunostomy, and strictureplasty. Treatment recommendations are largely based on limited evidence from small series and expert opinion. Therefore, the optimal treatment algorithm remains largely subjective and undefined.
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- Amy L Lightner
- Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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