Abstract Colonic stricture leading to large bowel obstruction is an uncommon presentation to the emergency department. Strictures are commonly established secondary to diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, malignancy or ischaemic/infective colitis. The formation of a colonic stricture secondary to the chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is an unusual finding. We present a case of a 48-year-old lady who presented with a large bowel obstruction secondary to NSAID-induced right colonic stricture in a patient who was initially thought to have an index presentation of colonic Crohn’s disease.
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