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A Mouse Model of Intestinal Partial Obstruction
Published on: March 5, 2018
[Small bowel intussusception and Vanek's tumor in an elderly woman]
Antonio M Maya1, Antonio Gallo, Mariano Castelli
1Departamento de Cirugía General, Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Abstract:
Inflammatory fibroid polyps are non-frequent benign lesions, described by Vanek in 1949, originated in the sub mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. They have an uncertain origin and they are formed of fibroblastic and mesenchymal proliferations with an important eosinophilic proportion. Depending on where are they localized, could present different type of symptoms. The inflammatory fibroid polyps are one of the rare benign conditions causing intestinal intussusception in adults. We present the case of a 82 years old woman, who presented an intestinal intussusception due to an inflammatory fibroid polyp localized in the small bowel.
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