Extensive Abdominal Sarcoidosis Without Pulmonary Manifestation

Background: Sarcoidosis is a rare multisystem disease of idiopathic etiology that affects different organs and is characterized histopathologically by the presence of noncaseating granulomas. The most common location of sarcoidosis is the lungs, accounting for approximately 95% of sarcoidosis cases. Coincident involvement of pulmonary and extrapulmonary organs is present in approximately one-third of patients. However, the sole involvement of intraabdominal organs is extremely rare. Intraabdominal sarcoidosis has a different presentation depending on the involved organs. To the best of our knowledge, a limited number of case reports have been published on intraabdominal sarcoidosis without pulmonary involvement