We report a case of small bowel ischemia secondary to sickle cell disease. Acute bowel ischemia is an uncommon presentation of patients with sickle cell disease. Historically, only a handful of cases have been reported. We also provide a summary of the literature relevant to sickle cell patients with acute bowel ischemia.
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Abadin, S. S., Salazar, M. R., Zhu, R. Y., Connolly, M. M., & Podbielski, F. J. (2009). Small Bowel Ischemia in a Sickle Cell Patient. Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 3(1), 26–29. https://doi.org/10.1159/000197257
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