Korean J Gastrointest Endosc > Volume 22(2); 2001 > Article

Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2001;22(2): 111-115.

증례 : 전 대장절제술 후 재발한 회장 크론병 환자에서 발생한 폐동맥 색전증 1예 ( A Case of Pulmonary Embolism in Recurrent Ileal Crohns Disease after Total Colectomy )

정찬(Chan Chung),강동훈(Dong Hoon Kang),김은아(Eun A Kim),홍순홍(Soon Hong Hong),공희상(Hee Sang Kong),박현철(Hyun Chul Park),김주현(Ju Hyun Kim)

Abstract

Thromboembolic complications such as deep vein thrombosis, portal and mesenteric vein thrombosis, and pulmonary emboli are rare extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease but are associated with a high morbidity and mortality. The cause of thrombotic complications in inflammatory bowel disease is generally considered to be hypercoagulability. We experienced a case of pulmonary embolism complicated in recurrent ileal Crohn's disease in a 36-year-old female who presented with a sudden onset of dyspnea and hemoptysis. She had taken total colectomy 2 years before due to colonic stricture complicating Crohns disease. An anti-coagulation therapy was successful in managing this rare complication of Crohn's disease. (Korean J Gastrointest Endosc 2001;22:111 - 115)