Gala Dhir, Tsou Han Chen Tom, Khoury Josef, Shah Mili, Wonnacott Stephen, Funk Carly M, Kumar Vikash, Toomey Paul
Internal Medicine, American University of the Caribbean, Brooklyn, USA.
Internal Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, Barbados, BRB.
Cureus. 2022 Dec 20;14(12):e32735. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32735. eCollection 2022 Dec.
Small bowel diaphragm disease is a rare condition that is characterized by the presence of diaphragm-like strictures that causes intermittent or complete small bowel obstruction. Most cases are asymptomatic until presented with severe abdominal pain due to small bowel obstruction or diagnosed during anemia workup as a cause of occult gastrointestinal bleeding. Small bowel diaphragm disease is usually associated with long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Here, we present the case of a 50-year-old male with no history of NSAID use who presented with abdominal pain and iron deficiency anemia. He was postoperatively diagnosed with idiopathic small bowel diaphragm disease.
小肠隔膜病是一种罕见疾病，其特征为存在类似隔膜的狭窄，可导致间歇性或完全性小肠梗阻。大多数病例在因小肠梗阻出现严重腹痛之前无症状，或在贫血检查时作为隐匿性胃肠道出血的病因被诊断出来。小肠隔膜病通常与长期使用非甾体抗炎药（NSAIDs）有关。在此，我们报告一例50岁男性病例，该患者无使用NSAIDs的病史，表现为腹痛和缺铁性贫血。术后他被诊断为特发性小肠隔膜病。
