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Carcinoid tumor of the ileum with intestinal obstruction
T Nozoe1, A Kuriyama, M Kitamura
1Department of Gastroenterology and Surgery, Saiseikai Yahata General Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Hepato-Gastroenterology
|June 17, 1999
Abstract:
An 83 year-old female presenting with intestinal obstruction due to a carcinoid tumor of the small intestine is herein reported. The intra-operative findings revealed a stenotic lesion and ischemic changes of the ileum. A segmental jejunotomy was performed and a submucosal tumor was recognized as a causal lesion. Histopathological investigation demonstrated the features of carcinoid tumor.