Scleroderma of the colon with obstruction

Abstract
A case of a patient who had colonic obstruction caused by scleroderma is described. The obstruction initially was treated by means of a colostomy, and later subtotal colectomy was carried out. This is the 5th report of a patient with symptomatic colonic scleroderma successfully treatd by colonic resection. A review of colonic scleroderma is included.