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Published on: October 29, 2014
Intestinal intussusception and progressive anemia due to pyogenic granuloma of the ileum: a case report
Kodai Nagakari1, Akikazu Yago2, Yu Ohkura2
1Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, #311, 6-5-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-0052, Japan. kodnag1024@gmail.com.
Background:
Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor, usually occurring on the skin or in the oral cavity. Small intestinal pyogenic granuloma is extremely rare, but intestinal intussusception due to the tumor is even rarer. Only 3 cases have been reported in the English literature at this writing.
Case Presentation:
An 86-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain and vomiting. Laboratory data discovered anemia. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed small bowel obstruction due to intestinal intussusception. After decompression by long tube for 1 week, the obstruction did not improve and the anemia got worse. Therefore, laparoscopic assisted small bowel resection was performed as a diagnostic therapy. Pathology confirmed the diagnosis of pyogenic granuloma. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 10 days after surgery.
Conclusions:
We experienced a case of intestinal intussusception and progressive anemia due to pyogenic granuloma of the ileum. Although the condition is extremely rare, surgeons must take into consideration the tumor in similar cases, and complete surgical resection is required.
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