E. Shweiki et al., Eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting as an obstructing cecal mass - A case report and review of the literature, AM J GASTRO, 94(12), 1999, pp. 3644-3645
The causes of colonic obstruction are protean. Less common is the diagnosis
of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE). EGE is more common as a cause of mo
re proximal bowel obstruction. To our knowledge, this case represents one o
f the only reported cases of such a lesion causing obstruction in the cecum
. (Am J Gastroenterol 1999;94:3644-3645. (C) 1999 by Am. Coll. of Gastroent
erology).