?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Eosinophilic+Gastroenteritis+Presenting+as+Intestinal+Obstruction+-+A+Case+Series.&rft.creator=Amitha%2C+K&rft.creator=Shariff%2C+SA&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+AD&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Eosinophilic+Gastroenteritis+is+a+rare+disease+characterized+by+infiltration+of+the+gastrointestinal+tract+by+an+increased+number+of+eosinophils+as+compared+to+the+normal.+The+anatomic+location+and+intensity+of+the+infiltrate+decides+the+varied+clinical+symptomatology+with+which+these+patients+present.+The+present+report+deals+with+four+cases%2C+all+presenting++with+clinical+signs+of+intestinal+obstruction+A+laparotomy+performed+revealed+a+stricture+in+the+first+case%2C+superficial+ulcers+and+adhesions+in+the+second+case%2C+an+ileocaecal+mass+in+the+third+case+and+volvulus+formation+in+the+fourth+case.+Eosinophilic+gastroenteritis+was+confirmed+on+histopathology+in+all+the+four+cases.+All+the+four+patients+experienced+relief+of+symptoms+after+resection.+It+is+essential+to+diagnose+the+disease+to+differentiate+it+from+other+conditions+presenting+as+intestinal+obstruction.+The+cases+are+presented+because+of+the+rarity+of+occurrence+and+presentation.+Relevant+literature+has+been+reviewed.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7983%2F1%2F2011-2-21.pdf&rft.identifier=++Amitha%2C+K+and+Shariff%2C+SA+and+Kumar%2C+AD++(2011)+Eosinophilic+Gastroenteritis+Presenting+as+Intestinal+Obstruction+-+A+Case+Series.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7983%2F