A case of anastomotic stenosis of the small intestine caused by cholesterol crystal embolism

A case of anastomotic stenosis of the small intestine caused by cholesterol crystal embolism

Abstract Background Cholesterol crystal embolism (CCE) is caused by small crystals of cholesterol dispersed from atherosclerotic plaques of the aorta. There is an increasing interest in CCE because of the increased use of endovascular treatments. Here, we report a rare case of intestinal stenosis ca...

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Main Authors: Koji Murono, Kazushige Kawai, Keisuke Hata, Shigenobu Emoto, Manabu Kaneko, Kazuhito Sasaki, Takeshi Nishikawa, Kensuke Otani, Toshiaki Tanaka, Masako Ikemura, Hiroaki Nozawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Anastomotic stenosis
Cholesterol embolism
Intestinal stenosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0442-3

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