Adenomyoma of the small intestine in an adult: Report of a case

We report a case of adenomyoma in the small intestine, which is an extremely rare entity. An 81-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a history of three episodes of vomiting accompanied by abdominal pain. Upper gastrointestinal examination via a long tube found intestinal obstruction caused...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2011-08, Vol.41 (8), p.1101-1105
Main Authors: Tomibayashi, Atsushi, Sasaki, Shin, Nakayama, Hiroshi, Yoneyama, Satomi, Ishii, Toshiharu, Watanabe, Toshiyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenomyoma - complications
Adenomyoma - diagnosis
Adenomyoma - surgery
Aged, 80 and over
Case Report
Female
Humans
Jejunal Neoplasms - complications
Jejunal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Jejunal Neoplasms - surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
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Summary:We report a case of adenomyoma in the small intestine, which is an extremely rare entity. An 81-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a history of three episodes of vomiting accompanied by abdominal pain. Upper gastrointestinal examination via a long tube found intestinal obstruction caused by a tumor of the small intestine. Laparotomy revealed a hard mass, 160 cm distal to the Treitz ligament. Pathological examinations of the resected tumor confi rmed a diagnosis of adenomyoma originating in the small intestine. To our knowledge, this is only the second report of an adenomyoma of small intestine causing intestinal obstruction in an adult.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-010-4413-y